NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that Togo D. West, Jr. has been elected
to its Board of Directors, effective today. West will serve as a member of
the Compensation and Management Development Committee and the Committee on
Directors and Corporate Governance.
West, 65, is currently chairman of TLI Leadership Group and of Noblis,
Inc. He has been U.S. Secretary of the Army and U.S. Secretary of Veterans
Affairs. He has practiced law as a partner in the New York law firm of
Patterson, Belknap, Webb and Tyler and was of counsel to the D.C. based law
firm of Covington and Burling. He also served as General Counsel to the
Departments of Defense and of the Navy. Prior to his appointment with the
Army, he was Senior Vice President for Government Affairs with the Northrop
Corporation. More recently, he has been President and CEO of the Joint
Center for Political and Economic Studies. West serves on the boards of
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (NYSE: KKD) and AbitibiBowater Inc. (NYSE:
ABH).
"We are very excited to have Togo join our Board," said James D.
Robinson III, chairman, Bristol-Myers Squibb. "He is a proven leader with
an impressive track record in both the private and government sectors."
"Togo is an insightful executive and an individual of the highest
quality. His experience will be invaluable to our Board as we evolve into a
next generation BioPharma enterprise," added James M. Cornelius, chief
executive officer, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical and related
healthcare products company whose mission is to extend and enhance human
life.
SOURCE Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
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