Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. finance chief Jeffrey Young resigned from his post, effective August 9. The CFO’s shoes will be filled by interim finance chief John Golubieski, formerly the CFO of Fougera Pharmaceuticals and finance VP at King Pharmaceuticals.

"I know John very well from our prior experiences at Fougera and King Pharmaceuticals," said CEO Jeff Bailey in prepared remarks. "His strong and diverse background makes him the ideal candidate to step into this important role at a time when we have established positive momentum year-to-date."

Medistem hires a new COO amid shift to full reporting
Medistem named a new COO in John Salvador, former operations chief at Aethlon Medical. Salvador earned his J.D. from Boston University and also previously worked in the gaming and finance industries. Currently, Medistem is returning to fully-reporting status with the SEC.
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 Toshiba names new X-ray vascular biz director
Toshiba Medical Systems (TYO:6502) hired a new director to take charge of its X-ray vascular product line. The tech giant hired from within, promoting former account executive David Sloop to a new role. Sloop also has 13 years in leadership roles at Siemens Healthcare.
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 New Teleflex VP hails from acquired company Hotspur Technologies
Gwen Watanabe, former CEO of Hotspur Technologies prior to its acquisition by Teleflex (NYSE:TFX), was named Teleflex’s new VP of business development and technical resources. She has worked for the Limerick, Pa.-based device company since the 2012 acquisition and was formerly the co-founder, finance and business chief of Nellix Endovascular, Inc.
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 Aethlon hires prominent ear, nose and throat doc to the board
Aethlon Medical (OTC:AEMD) appointed Dr. Chetan Shah
to its board of directors to provide guidance for the company’s filtration device for infection and cancer treatment. Shah also sits on the board at the Bank of Princeton, the Surgery Center at Hamilton and 2 other private companies.
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