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SeaStar Medical Strengthens Board of Directors and Transitions to Commercial-Stage Company
DENVER, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: ICU) (SeaStar Medical) announces that three new members have joined its
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[{"type":"text","content":"DENVER, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: ICU) (SeaStar Medical) announces that three new members have joined its Board of Directors. Two new directors, Jennifer A. Baird and Bernadette N. Vincent, were elected at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 4, and John Neuman was appointed to the Board on June 5. Former directors Bruce Rodgers and Richard Russell did not stand for reelection at the 2024 Annual Meeting, and Andres Lobo announced his retirement from Dow Chemical, resulting in his departure from the SeaStar Medical Board. “We are delighted to add three outstanding professionals in Jennifer, Bernadette and John to our Board,” said Rick Barnett, SeaStar Medical’s Chairman. “Our new Directors bring significant leadership, financial and formidable industry experience that will be highly valuable as SeaStar Medical continues its transition to a commercial-stage company. We look forward to their contributions. On behalf of the Board, I’d like to express our appreciation for the services provided by Andres, Bruce and Richard.” Ms. Baird serves as the Executive Chair of Culturewell, Co., an organization that delivers actionable insight for healthcare infection prevention through environmental sampling testing and germ risk assessments. She previously was CEO and Director of the medical device software company Fifth Eye Inc. and CEO and Director of the renewable energy technology company Accio Energy, Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Baird co-founded and served as CEO and Director at the healthcare-based companies Accuri Cytometers, Inc. (acquired by Becton Dickinson) and Sonetics Ultrasound, Inc. She serves as a Director for the non-profit Hope Clinic and advisor for the Michigan Founders Fund. Ms. Baird holds a BA in organizational psychology/leadership from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Ms. Vincent most recently held executive roles including President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Field Operations Officer and was a Director at Satellite Healthcare Inc., a national non-profit kidney care company. She served on the Quality, Safety & Patient Experience and the Government & Compensation Executive & Strategy committees. Prior to that, Ms. Vincent was Chief Operating Officer for Mednax...