VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/30/10 -- Premier Diagnostic Health Services Inc. ("the Company") is pleased to announce changes to its board of directors and executive and management team.
Joining the Company as its new Vice-President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer is Mr. Tony Arias. Mr. Arias is an entrepreneur providing corporate finance advisory services to the mining and health and wellness industries through his consulting company, ALA Midas Capital Inc. He has held a series of progressively senior finance positions in publicly listed mining companies for over 20 years. In the private sector, he has managed and invested in private ventures in the health and high tech industries. Mr. Arias graduated from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in the Financial Management program and is a current member of the Certified General Accountants Association of BC.
Joining the Company as a new independent director is Mr. Sydney Au (BA Comm/Econ, BSC). Mr. Au is currently a principal of GordAu Investment Management Inc. and an associate of DAG Consulting Corp., both of which are corporate finance advisory groups involved in business consulting to numerous listed companies. He is a director of Tulox Resources Inc. (CNSX: TUX), a recently reactivated capital pool company which is focused on mineral exploration and development in British Columbia. In addition, Mr. Au is a director of Community Western Trust Corporation, a trust company based in Kelowna, BC. Mr. Au was nominated and will act as chairman of the Audit Committee.
To the management team, the Company also welcomes Ms. Heidi Henderson as Manager, Sales and Marketing, Mr. Francis Reynolds as Manager, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, and Dr. Dan Worsley, as Medical Director, Vancouver Centre for Advanced Diagnostics.
The Company wishes to thank Messrs. John Smith and Kin Yeung for their dedication in building the organization while serving as directors. Mr Yeung will continue his role as Vice President, Asia Operations, while Mr. Smith will continue to act as the corporate secretary of the Company.
The Company wishes to further acknowledge the services of Mr. Ken Tolmie as its Chief Financial Officer during its formative years. He will remain as an independent director and a member of the Audit Committee.
About Premier Diagnostics Health Services Inc. ("PDHS")
As leaders in advanced health and education with the international medical community, PDHS is rolling out its global strategy of establishing a network of Centers for Advanced Diagnostics in Canada and China. By utilizing MR and PET-CT, the most advanced medical diagnostic imaging technology available and the production of FDG, the radiopharmaceutical tracer used in oncology, neurology and cardiology PET procedures, PDHS is uniquely positioned to deliver continued innovation, growth and profitability.
Contacts:
Premier Diagnostics Health Services Inc. - Head Office
Denis Tusar
Director, President and CEO
(604) 689 7776
(604) 689 7729 (FAX)
dtusar@premierdiagnostics.ca
www.premierdiagnostics.ca