CEO of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. Joins Global Med Technologies(R), Inc.'s Board
April 04 2006 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
DENVER, April 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med Technologies,
Inc. (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) , announced today that T.
Kendall "Ken" Hunt has joined Global Med's Board of Directors as an
independent board member. Mr. Hunt will also serve as a member of
the Company's Audit Committee. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO ) Mr.
Hunt brings to the Company an impressive background that includes
his current positions as founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of VASCO Data Security International, Inc.
(NASDAQ:VDSI). VASCO, a high technology data security company, has
over 3,000 clients, including over 420 major banks that it serves
in over 100 countries around the world. Mr. Hunt is also co-founder
and on the board of Secured Services, Inc., President of the
Belgian Business Club of Chicago, and a member of The Economic Club
of Chicago. Additionally, Mr. Hunt is on the Advisory Board for The
Posse Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to providing
full college scholarships to urban minority youth leaders through
its partnerships with elite universities across the U.S. Mr. Hunt
stated, "I am excited to join the Board of Directors of Global Med
Technologies and to serve as a member of the Company's Audit
Committee. In addition, with my technological and international
industry background, I believe that I can add significantly to
Global Med's business model." Michael I. Ruxin, M.D., Global Med's
Chairman and CEO, commented, "Global Med is pleased to have Ken
Hunt join our Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Ken's strong
business background will be a substantial asset as Global Med grows
both domestically and internationally. On behalf of the Company, I
welcome Ken to our Board." About Global Med Technologies, Inc.
Global Med Technologies, Inc. is an international e-Health, medical
information technology company, providing information management
software products and services to the healthcare industry. Its
Wyndgate Technologies division is a leading supplier of information
management systems to U.S. and international blood centers and
hospital transfusion centers. Current clients of Wyndgate's
products and services manage more than 3 million units of blood, or
over 22% of the U.S. blood supply, each year. Wyndgate's products
are also being implemented in Canada, the Caribbean and sub-Sahara
Africa. Together, the SafeTrace Tx(R) advanced transfusion
management system and the SafeTrace(R) donor management system
provide Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to patient
transfusion. For more information about Global Med's products and
services, please call 800-WYNDGATE or visit
http://www.globalmedtech.com/, http://www.peoplemed.com/ and
http://www.wyndgate.com/. This news release may include statements
that constitute forward-looking statements, usually containing the
words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expects" or similar
expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the forward-looking statements. By making these
forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to
update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of
this news release. * Patent Pending
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Inc. CONTACT: Michael I. Ruxin, M.D. of Global Med Technologies,
Inc., +1-303-238-2000; or Investor Relations, Paul Short, President
of Investment Strategies, LLC, +1-304-523-3252 Web site:
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site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/
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