Post by marriott on Jun 6, 2017 22:41:34 GMT
Applied DNA Sciences Appoints Cosmetic Industry Veteran Elizabeth M. Schmalz Ferguson to Board of Directors
STONY BROOK, NY - May 15, 2017 - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (Applied DNA, "the Company") (NASDAQ: APDN), a provider of DNA-based supply-chain, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft technology, product genotyping and DNA mass production for diagnostics, appointed Elizabeth M. Schmalz Ferguson to the Company's Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2017. Ms. Ferguson was selected to serve based on her sterling track record of accomplishments as a strategist and product leader within the cosmetics industry. This appointment brings the total number of Board members to eight.
Dr. James Hayward, president and CEO of Applied DNA, said, "The addition of Betsy Schmalz Ferguson to our Board is aligned with our strategy to expand the application of our technologies within the cosmetics market, and we expect we will benefit greatly from her expertise. We welcome her to the Board and look forward to working together as we increase our presence in the cosmetics and personal care industries."
STONY BROOK, NY - May 15, 2017 - Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (Applied DNA, "the Company") (NASDAQ: APDN), a provider of DNA-based supply-chain, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft technology, product genotyping and DNA mass production for diagnostics, appointed Elizabeth M. Schmalz Ferguson to the Company's Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2017. Ms. Ferguson was selected to serve based on her sterling track record of accomplishments as a strategist and product leader within the cosmetics industry. This appointment brings the total number of Board members to eight.
Dr. James Hayward, president and CEO of Applied DNA, said, "The addition of Betsy Schmalz Ferguson to our Board is aligned with our strategy to expand the application of our technologies within the cosmetics market, and we expect we will benefit greatly from her expertise. We welcome her to the Board and look forward to working together as we increase our presence in the cosmetics and personal care industries."