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Announces Appointment of Ms. Mary Pendergast to Board of Directors
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 20, 2014--ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR), a
global provider of outsourced development services to the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today
announced the appointment of Ms. Mary Pendergast, J.D., LL.M., as a
non-executive director.
Ms. Pendergast is an expert in the regulatory aspects of drug
development and is President of Pendergast Consulting, a consulting firm
that advises biopharmaceutical companies, patient groups, professional
and advocacy organisations, governments and academic and financial
institutions. Prior to founding her own firm, Ms. Pendergast was
Executive Vice President of Government Affairs at Elan Corporation from
1998 to 2003. Ms. Pendergast also spent more than 18 years at the US
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), serving as Deputy Commissioner and
Senior Advisor to the FDA Commissioner and Associate Chief Counsel for
Ms. Pendergast is also a board member of AesRx, ARCH Foundation and
Impax Laboratories, Inc.
"We are delighted to welcome Ms. Pendergast to the ICON Board,"
commented Chairman, Mr. Thomas Lynch. "Her deep knowledge and
understanding of the regulatory environment within the biopharma and
medical device industries will be a great asset to the Board and will
complement the expertise of our existing Board members."
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements
are based on management's current expectations and information currently
available, including current economic and industry conditions. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance or actual results,
and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from
those stated in this press release. The forward-looking statements are
subject to future events, risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in
the statements, including, but not limited to, the ability to enter into
new contracts, maintain client relationships, manage the opening of new
offices and offering of new services, the integration of new business
mergers and acquisitions, as well as economic and global market
conditions and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time
in SEC reports filed by ICON, all of which are difficult to predict and
some of which are beyond our control. For these reasons, you should not
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements when making
investment decisions. The word "expected" and variations of such words
and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
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made and we do not undertake any obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statement, either as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. More information about the risks and uncertainties
relating to these forward-looking statements may be found in SEC reports
filed by ICON, including its Form 20-F, F-1, S-8 and F-3, which are
available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
ICON plc is a global provider of outsourced development services to the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company
specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of
programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to
Phase I-IV clinical studies. With headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ICON
currently, operates from 77 locations in 38 countries and has
approximately 10,300 employees. Further information is available at www.iconplc.com.
Chief Financial Officer
EVP Investor Relations and Corporate Development