IsoRay Chairman and CEO Dwight Babcock to Retire
RICHLAND, Wash., Jan. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IsoRay Inc. (NYSE:ISR), a medical technology company and innovator in seed brachytherapy and medical radioisotope applications for the treatment of prostate, brain, lung, head and neck and gynecological cancers, announced today that Dwight Babcock has informed the Board that he intends to retire effective today. Mr. Babcock began serving on IsoRay's Board in March 2006 and was appointed as Chairman and interim CEO in 2008, and then CEO in 2009.
While the Company conducts a search for a new CEO, Bill Cavanagh will serve as interim CEO. Mr. Cavanagh has served as the Company's Vice President, Research and Development since 2010. Tom LaVoy, Chair of the Company's Audit Committee, was appointed the new Chairman of the Board.
Mr. LaVoy commented, "We want to thank Dwight for his years of service and his outstanding contributions to IsoRay. We wish him well in his future endeavors. As we move forward, we are very fortunate to be able to rely on the significant knowledge and experience of Bill Cavanagh, our new interim CEO, and other members of the dedicated management team."
"After nearly ten years with IsoRay, I look forward to working with the Board and management to transition leadership of IsoRay to a new CEO," said Mr. Babcock. "I've been privileged to lead this Company through some challenging times for the prostate brachytherapy industry as a whole, and to spearhead the ever-increasing use of Cesium-131 in treating other cancers."
During Mr. Babcock's tenure as CEO, IsoRay:
Expanded international distribution efforts;
Received FDA and foreign regulatory approvals for GliaSite® and liquid Cs-131;
Supported studies resulting in peer-reviewed publications;
Raised over $25 million in capital through public offerings; and
Began selling IsoRay products for use in treating head and neck, lung, colorectal, chest wall, brain, and gynecological cancers.
About IsoRay
IsoRay, Inc., through its subsidiary, IsoRay Medical, Inc. is the sole producer of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds, which are expanding brachytherapy options throughout the body. Learn more about this innovative Richland, Washington company and explore the many benefits and uses of GliaSite® and Cesium-131 by visiting www.isoray.com. Join us on Facebook/Isoray. Follow us on Twitter @Isoray.
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