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Avanos Medical, Inc. to Nominate James Cunniff and William Burke to Board of Directors
Avanos Medical, Inc. (NYSE: AVNS), a leading medical technology company, today announced that it intends to nominate James ("Jim") L. Cunniff, President and CEO of Electromed, Inc., and William ("Bill") P. Burke, former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Haemonetics Corporation, to stand for election as independent directors to the Avanos Board of Directors (the "Board") at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2026 Annual Meeting"), subject only to successful
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