SOURCE: Proteonomix
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December 29, 2009 11:00 ET
Proteonomix, Inc. (PROT) Announces Change in Officers/Directors
MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ--(Marketwire - December 29, 2009) - Proteonomix, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PROT)
announces that Joel Pensley has resigned as secretary, director and general
counsel and Roger Fidler has joined the Company as director and general
counsel; and Steven Byle, presently a director, has assumed the role of
secretary.
Mr. Pensley, 68 years old, resigned as an officer and director of
Proteonomix due to health concerns.
Mr. Fidler has been the sole director, President, Chief Executive and
Financial Officer of Global Agri-Med Technologies, Inc., a corporation that
is publicly traded in the pink sheets, since inception in October 28, 1999.
Mr. Fidler has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1983,
specializing in corporate and securities law. Mr. Fidler has previously
served on the Boards of Directors and as an officer of several other
publicly held corporations, including Diehl Graphsoft, Inc., D-Lanz
Development Group, Inc., the Leonard Swindbourne Acquisition Corp., and
numerous private companies. Mr. Fidler received a B.S. degree in Physics
from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1972; a Masters of
Science degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana,
Illinois in 1974; and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina
in 1977 where he was a member of the Law Review. He is a member of the bars
of New Jersey, New York and the District of Columbia and has practiced
before the federal and state courts in New York and New Jersey as well as
pro hac vice in cases before Federal District Courts in Kentucky and
Florida. In addition he is a patent attorney authorized to practice before
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Michael Cohen, CEO, Proteonomix, stated: "We wish Mr. Pensley a speedy
recovery. Although we regret that Mr. Pensley resigned from his management
positions, we are pleased that Roger Fidler has joined our team. He is an
experienced attorney with a patent law as well as a scientific and business
background. We look forward to working with Mr. Fidler. We are also pleased
Steven Byle will assume the role of secretary. He is already a director and
is an experienced attorney and businessman."
Mr. Fidler stated: "I trust that my background and skills can mesh with the
scientific advances of Proteonomix and its subsidiaries. I hope to assist
Mr. Cohen, and his colleagues in the development and growth of the
Company."
About Proteonomix, Inc.
Proteonomix, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing
therapeutics based upon the use of human cells and their derivatives.
Proteonomix has facilities at a number of academic institutions. Its
subsidiary, Proteoderm, Inc. has developed a line of anti-aging cosmetics;
visit www.proteonomix.com, www.proteoderm.com, www.pinksheets.com and
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Safe Harbor: Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
statements herein relating to the Company's expectations are
forward-looking statements. The anticipated results, including the entering
into an agreement reflecting the terms of the letter of intent and
performance pursuance thereto may not occur.