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XpresSpa Appoints Robert Weinstein to Board of Directors
NEW YORK, Feb. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) (“XpresSpa” or the “Company”), a health and wellness company, announced that
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, Feb. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XpresSpa Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XSPA) (“XpresSpa” or the “Company”), a health and wellness company, announced that effective today, Mr. Robert Weinstein has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and also named Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board. He replaces Mr. Salvatore Giardina, who had previously served in those roles since May 2016, but has chosen to retire from the Board to spend more time on other commitments and pursuits. The Company has made plans for a smooth transition.\n Mr. Weinstein is a finance and accounting senior executive with over 30 years of “hands-on” public and private company management, investment banking and private equity investing experience. He is recognized as a relationship savvy, proactive executive officer and principal with a focus on building sustainable shareholder value. Bruce T. Bernstein, Chairman of the Board, said, “We welcome Bob to XpresSpa and look forward to benefitting from his deep public company experience across a variety of industries. We are confident that he will bring value in setting our new course for 2020 and beyond as we move from turnaround back to growth. We would also like to thank Sal for his past guidance, attention to detail and years of service to XpresSpa. We wish him all the best.” Since 2012, Mr. Weinstein has served as Chief Financial Officer of Neurotrope, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTRP), which focuses on developing new therapies for the treatment of rare diseases and Alzheimer’s disease. In his role, he manages internal and external accounting, finance, fundraising, budgeting, compliance and risk management, investor relations, information technology, human resources and cash management. Previously, Mr. Weinstein was a Management and Financial Consultant at EB Associates, LLC, where he provided strategic and financial consulting services as acting Chief Financial Officer to five US and international healthcare companies in the medical device, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and telemedicine industries. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of Green Energy Management Services, Inc., where he was responsible for finance, accounting, investor relations, capital raising, strategic planning & analysis, budgeting, compliance, risk management and human resources. Prior to that, Mr. Weinstein was the...