Prana Biotechnology Announces Appointment of Independent Director
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA -- 01/14/10 -- Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: PRAN) (ASX: PBT) today announced the appointment of Paul Marks as a Director of the Company.
Mr. Marks has extensive experience in healthcare and mining investment, foreign exchange and commodities trading. He was Vice-President of Foreign Exchange with Prudential-Bache Securities and Senior FX Strategist with National Australia Bank. Since the mid-1990's, Mr. Marks has specialized in identifying embryonic opportunities in listed and unlisted companies. A chemical engineer and mathematician by training, Mr. Marks holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Applied Finance.
Mr. Marks has been a large shareholder in Prana for several years and has participated in a number of the Company's financings. Geoffrey Kempler, Prana's CEO and Chairman, said, "We are very pleased to have Paul join Prana's Board of Directors. His proprietary interests as a long term shareholder, his knowledge of the capital markets and his commitment to Prana's success make Paul a valued asset on our Board."
Mr. Marks is also a director of Conquest Mining Limited (ASX: CQT) and is on the Board of several unlisted private companies.
About Prana Biotechnology Limited
Prana Biotechnology was established to commercialise research into Alzheimer's Disease and other major age-related neurodegenerative disorders. The Company was incorporated in 1997 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in March 2000 and listed on NASDAQ in September 2002. Researchers at prominent international institutions including The University of Melbourne, The Mental Health Research Institute (Melbourne) and Massachusetts General Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, contributed to the discovery of Prana's technology.
For further information please visit the Company's web site at www.pranabio.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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