Merit Medical Announces Appointment of Lynne N. Ward to Its Board of Directors
August 19 2019 - 9:25AM
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a leading manufacturer
and marketer of proprietary disposable devices used in
interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly
in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy,
announced today that it has appointed Lynne N. Ward to serve as an
independent director of the Company.
Ward is the Executive Director of my529
(formerly Utah Educational Savings Plan), the nation’s largest
state-run college savings plan offering municipal fund securities.
Under her leadership since 2004, my529’s assets under
management have grown from approximately $950 million in
approximately 48,000 accounts to approximately $14 billion in
approximately 400,000 accounts. At my529, a consistently
top-rated plan, Ward has established the organization’s growth
strategy. She oversees execution of investment offerings, IT
development, federal and state legislative affairs, cybersecurity,
audits, customer service and marketing.
Ward, a Certified Public Accountant, served as a
senior leader and advisor to Utah governors Olene S. Walker and
Michael O. Leavitt. She has extensive for-profit and non-profit
board experience which includes Stampin’ Up! Inc., Blue Healthcare
Bank, the University of Utah Investment Advisory Committee and the
Utah Chapter National Association of Corporate Directors.
“We are pleased to have Lynne join our Board,”
said Fred P. Lampropoulos, Merit’s Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. “We believe her proven strengths of vision, strategy
and business acumen, as well as her substantial experience in
financial and accounting practices, will greatly benefit Merit
Medical as we strive to represent the best interests of our
shareholders.”
ABOUT MERITFounded in 1987, Merit Medical
Systems, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and
distribution of proprietary disposable medical devices used in
interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly
in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and
endoscopy. Merit serves client hospitals worldwide with a
domestic and international sales force and clinical support team
totaling in excess of 300 individuals. Merit employs
approximately 6,300 people worldwide with facilities in South
Jordan, Utah; Pearland, Texas; Richmond, Virginia; Malvern,
Pennsylvania; Rockland, Massachusetts; San Jose and Aliso Viejo,
California; Maastricht and Venlo, The Netherlands; Paris, France;
Galway, Ireland; Beijing, China; Tijuana, Mexico; Joinville,
Brazil; Markham, Ontario, Canada; Melbourne, Australia; Tokyo,
Japan; Reading, United Kingdom; Johannesburg, South Africa; and
Singapore.
Date: August 19,
2019Contact: Anne-Marie Wright, Vice
President, Corporate
CommunicationsPhone: (801)
208-4167 e-mail: awright@merit.com Fax: (801)
253-1688
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