Carmen Diersen Appointed to SonoSite Board of Directors; Appointment Deepens Board's Industry and Financial Expertise
September 22 2005 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONO), the world leader in hand-carried
ultrasound, today announced the appointment of Carmen L. Diersen,
45, executive vice president and CFO of American Medical Systems
Holding, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMMD) to its board of directors. "We are
delighted to welcome Carmen to our board," said Kevin M. Goodwin,
SonoSite President and CEO. "Her extensive global experience with
leading medical device companies and broad financial expertise will
be an important asset to SonoSite as we execute our growth
strategies." Ms. Diersen joined American Medical Systems (AMS) in
2004 as executive vice president and assumed the office of chief
financial officer that same year. AMS, headquartered in Minnetonka,
Minnesota, is the world's leading independent company focused on
developing, manufacturing and marketing medical devices that
restore male and female pelvic health. From 1992 to 2004, Ms.
Diersen held management positions with domestic and international
responsibility in finance, business development and general
management at Medtronic Inc. Ms. Diersen received a BS in
accounting from the University of North Dakota and an MBA from the
University of Minnesota. With the appointment of Ms. Diersen,
SonoSite's Board of Directors expands to ten members, nine of whom
are independent, consistent with Nasdaq listing standards and
SonoSite's corporate governance guidelines, which require that a
majority of board members be independent. About SonoSite SonoSite,
Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader in
hand-carried ultrasound, with an installed base of more than 20,000
systems. The company, headquartered near Seattle, Washington, is
represented by eight subsidiaries and a global distribution network
in over 75 countries. Approximately half of the company's revenues
are generated from international markets. SonoSite's small,
lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the
clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high performance
ultrasound to the point of patient care. The company employs
approximately 450 people worldwide.
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