Digirad Corporation Appoints John W. Sayward to Its Board of... ( POWAY Calif. March 19 /- Digirad ...)

Digirad Corporation Appoints John W. Sayward to Its Board of Directors

Date:3/19/2008

POWAY, Calif., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digirad Corporation (Nasdaq: DRAD), a leading provider of medical diagnostic imaging products and services to physicians' offices, hospitals and imaging centers, today announced its board of directors has appointed veteran healthcare executive John W. Sayward director and audit committee chairman, effective immediately.

Mr. Sayward, 56, has more than 30 years of finance, accounting, operational and administrative experience in the healthcare industry, and has previously served on the board of a public pharmaceuticals company. He replaces Raymond Dittamore, 65, who resigned from the board and has retired from business. Mr. Dittamore joined the Digirad board in March 2004 and served as chairman of the audit committee.

Digirad Chairman R. King Nelson said, "John Sayward's extensive operational and financial management background in healthcare and his experience in cardiology will be valuable assets to Digirad as the Company moves forward with its Centers of Excellence expansion strategy and focuses on accelerating its top and bottom line growth.

"We would also like to thank Ray for his many years of providing solid guidance and support of Digirad, and we wish him the very best," King added.

From September 2005 to January 2007, Mr. Sayward was a partner at Nippon Heart Hospital, LLC (NHH), a healthcare management company, formed to partner with leading cardiologists to improve cardiovascular care and build and manage cardiovascular-care hospitals in Japan. While at NHH, Mr. Sayward helped develop relationships with cardiology leaders, government officials and hospital administrators, managed NHH's strategic business plan and evaluated alternatives for financing that
'/>"/>

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3 4
Related medicine news :

1. Digirad Corporation to Release Third Quarter, Nine-Month Financial Results on October 25, 2007
2. Digirad Corporation Named to Deloitte Technology Fast 50
3. Digirad Reports 2007 Third-Quarter, Nine-Month Financial Results
4. Digirad Corporation and The Methodist Hospital in Houston Sign Letter of Agreement
5. Digirad Corporation Board of Directors Appoints R. King Nelson Chairman
6. Digirad to Introduce New Clinical Standard for Cardiac SPECT
7. Digirad Corporation to Release Fourth Quarter, Year-End Financial Results on February 7, 2008
8. The ScottCare Corporation Completes Acquisition of Rozinn Electronics, a Leading Manufacturer of Cardiac Diagnostic Products
9. Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces Selected July Results
10. MedThink Communications Retained by NanoBio Corporation
11. EaglePicher Corporation Completes Transaction to Sell EaglePicher Boron, LLC to Ceradyne, Inc. for $69 Million

Post Your Comments:

Digirad Corporation Appoints John W. Sayward to Its Board of...( POWAY Calif. March 19 /- Digirad ...),Health