UTICA, N.Y., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
CONMED Corporation (Nasdaq: CNMD) today announced the election of Ms. Jo Ann
Golden, CPA, to the Company's Board of Directors.
Eugene R. Corasanti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "I am
pleased that the shareholders have elected Ms. Golden to our Board of
Directors, expanding our Board to eight directors. Her financial and
accounting background as a Certified Public Accountant will bring added depth
to our board. Further, as President of the New York State Society of
Certified Public Accountants, Ms. Golden's experience at the forefront of
important initiatives in accounting, and corporate governance will be
invaluable to CONMED."
Ms. Jo Ann Golden was nominated for election to the Board of Directors
upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
of the Board, as well as by the full board of Directors. She was elected to
the Board by the shareholders at the Company's annual meeting on May 20, 2003.
Ms. Golden is a certified public accountant and the managing partner of the
New Hartford, New York office of Dermody Burke and Brown, CPA, PLLC, a
Certified Public Accounting firm. Ms. Golden is also the current President of
the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants having served
previously as the Secretary and Vice President. Ms. Golden is also a member
of the governing Council of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and was a member of its Global Credential Survey Task Force in
2001. Ms. Golden holds a B.A. from the State University College at New Paltz,
and a B.S. in Accounting from the Utica College of Syracuse University.
CONMED is a medical technology company specializing in instruments,
implants, and video equipment for arthroscopic sports medicine, and powered
surgical instruments, such as drills and saws, for orthopedic, ENT, neuro-
surgery, and other surgical specialties. The Company is also a leading
developer, manufacturer and supplier of RF electrosurgery systems used
routinely to cut and cauterize tissue in nearly all types of surgical
procedures worldwide, endoscopy products such as trocars, clip appliers,
scissors, and surgical staplers. The Company offers integrated operating room
design and intensive care unit service managers. The Company also
manufactures and sells a full line of ECG electrodes for heart monitoring and
other patient care products. Headquartered in Utica, New York, the Company's
2,500 employees distribute its products worldwide from eleven manufacturing
locations.
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CONTACT:
Robert Shallish, Chief Financial Officer of
CONMED Corporation, +1-315-624-3206; or investors, Lauren Levine
or Lanie Fladell, or media, Sean Leous, all of Morgen-Walke
Associates, +1-212-850-5600, for CONMED Corporation
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