Valeant Pharmaceuticals Announces The Addition Of G. Mason Morfit To Its Board Of Directors
Oct 26, 2015, 06:00 ET
LAVAL, Quebec, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX and TSX: VRX) today announced the addition of G. Mason Morfit, President of ValueAct Capital, to its board of directors effective immediately. Morfit had originally served on the Valeant Board of Directors from May 2007 to May 2014.
"I am pleased to welcome Mason back to the Valeant Board of Directors," said J. Michael Pearson, chairman and chief executive officer of Valeant. "Although Mason has not officially been a part of the Valeant Board for more than a year, I have continued to value his vision and guidance, and I believe his insights will be invaluable during this time."
G. Mason Morfit is President of ValueAct Capital, a governance-oriented investment fund that invests in a concentrated portfolio of public companies and works actively with their executives and boards of directors on issues of strategy, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, and talent management. Morfit currently serves on the Microsoft Corp. board of directors and is a former director of CR Bard, Inc., Immucor, Inc., Advanced Medical Optics, Solexa, Inc., and MSD Performance, Inc. Prior to ValueAct Capital, Morfit worked in equity research for Credit Suisse First Boston's health care group covering the managed care industry. He has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University.
About Valeant
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE/TSX:VRX) is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products primarily in the areas of dermatology, gastrointestinal disorder, eye health, neurology and branded generics. More information about Valeant can be found at www.valeant.com.
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