HealthTronics Names Mark G. Yudof to Its Board of Directors
June 01 2005 - 12:50PM
Business Wire
HealthTronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTRN) today announced that Mark G.
Yudof has joined the Company's Board of Directors, expanding the
Board to nine members, seven of whom are outside, independent
directors. Mr. Yudof will also serve as a member of the Board's
Audit Committee. Mr. Yudof, age 61, is currently Chancellor of The
University of Texas System, a position he has held since August
2002. As Chancellor, he heads one of the nation's largest higher
education systems, which includes nine academic and six health
institutions, an enrollment of more than 182,000 students, over
76,000 employees, and an annual operating budget of approximately
$8.5 billion. Before his appointment as Chancellor, Mr. Yudof
served as President of the University of Minnesota from 1997 to
July 2002. Prior to such service, he was a faculty member and
administrator at the University of Texas at Austin for 26 years,
serving as Dean of the School of Law from 1984 to 1994, and
Executive Vice President and Provost from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Yudof
is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member
of the American Law Institute, and serves on the advisory board of
the National Institute for Literacy. Mr. Yudof earned an LL.B. from
the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and a B.A.
in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1965.
HealthTronics' President & CEO, Brad A. Hummel, commented, "We
are extremely pleased to welcome Chancellor Yudof to the
HealthTronics' Board. Mark brings an exceptional range of
administrative, financial and legal experience to the Company. All
of us look forward to his guidance and counsel as we consider the
opportunities and meet the challenges before us." About
HealthTronics, Inc. HealthTronics provides healthcare services,
primarily to the urology community, and manufactures medical
devices as well as specialty vehicles used for the transport of
high technology medical and broadcast & communications
equipment. For more information, visit www.healthtronics.com.
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical,
including statements regarding plans, objective and future
financial performance, are "forward-looking" statements that are
made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although HealthTronics
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the
expectations will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from HealthTronics'
expectations include, among others, the existence of, demand for
and acceptance of HealthTronics' services, the integration of
Prime's and HealthTronics' businesses, regulatory approvals,
economic conditions, the impact of competition and pricing,
financing efforts and other factors described from time to time in
HealthTronics' periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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