Business and IT Executive Harriet Edelman Joins Board

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Blood Center (NYBC), which provides lifesaving blood, transfusion products and medical services to Greater New York's 20 million residents via almost 200 hospitals, in addition to operating the world's largest public cord blood bank and a significant medical research institute, is delighted to announce that Harriet Edelman has been elected to its Board of Trustees.

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Ms. Edelman has a long record of business accomplishment and public service, serving Avon Products as its Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Senior Vice President and, more recently, heading information technology for Emigrant Savings Bank. She currently serves on the Boards of Brinker, International, Ariba, Inc., Girl Scouts USA and the Police Athletic League of New York.

"Harriet Edelman has already demonstrated her value to our lifesaving enterprise, providing volunteer strategic advice and technology consulting to our National Cord Blood Program (NCBP) over the past several months," said Chairman of the Board Howard P. Milstein. "Her talent, skill, and experience will make an invaluable contribution to the Board and the entire NYBC organization as we serve the 20 million people in Greater New York who depend on us."

Christopher D. Hillyer, MD, NYBC's new President and CEO, welcomed the addition of Ms. Edelman as a Trustee. "Harriet Edelman will be a great contribution to our Board, as she and her fellow trustees work with us to fulfill our mission and vision. She understands the key role we play in the health of our communities, and also how we can maximize our medical and scientific resources to address the myriad challenges of the 21st Century."

Ms. Edelman joins Mr. Milstein and the following Trustees on NYBC's Board: Dr. Andrew Bodnar, William W. Crouse, Dr. Owen Garrick, Dr. Christopher D. Hillyer, Michael W. Hodin, Marc Kramer, Pamela S. Laudenslager, Aaron R. Marcu, John R. Mullen, Robert A. Schwartz, Howard Sloan, Dr. Morton Spivack, David Tendler, Faye Wattleton, and John E. Zuccotti.

Biography - Harriet Edelman

Harriet Edelman is an accomplished executive with more than 25 years of global operating experience and a director of public companies since 2001. Ms. Edelman is on the Board of Directors of Brinker, International and Ariba, Inc. She previously served as a Director of the Hershey Company and the Blair Corporation.

Ms. Edelman serves as head of Information Technology and Advisor to the Chairman, New York Private Bank & Trust, focusing on IT strategy, organization, technology-enabled business transformation and support of portfolio businesses.

Ms. Edelman is a Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Police Athletic League of New York, serving as co-chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. She is on the National Board of Girl Scouts USA, serving on Fund Development and Audit Committees. Ms. Edelman was named a top "Woman behind the Women" by Forbes magazine.

Ms. Edelman spent most of her career to date at Avon Products, Inc. She was named an Officer in 1987 and held senior, global leadership positions in Information Technology, Manufacturing and Distribution, Procurement and Logistics, Sales, Marketing, Product Development, and Customer Service. She was a member of Avon's Executive Committee until she left the company in 2008 after serving as SVP and Chief Information Officer and, prior to that, SVP, Global Supply Chain.

Ms. Edelman received a Bachelor's Degree from Bucknell University and her MBA in Marketing from Fordham University.

About New York Blood Center:

New York Blood Center (NYBC) is one of the nation's largest non-profit, community-based blood centers. NYBC has been providing blood, transfusion products and services to almost 200 hospitals, serving 20 million people, in greater New York since 1964. NYBC is also home to the Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute and the National Cord Blood Program at the Howard P. Milstein National Cord Blood Center, the world's largest public umbilical cord blood bank. NYBC provides medical services and programs (Clinical, Transfusion, and Hemophilia Services) through our medical professionals along with consultative services in transfusion medicine.

CONTACT:  Jim Fox
jfox@nybloodcenter.org
(212) 570.3136 [office/mobile]

SOURCE New York Blood Center

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