Former New Jersey pharmaceutical exec, Bradley Sheares, was elected to the Henry Schein board of directors. Sheares was president of Merck’s pharmaceutical business until 2006. Reliant Pharmaceuticals acquired the company and named Sheares chief executive officer. GlaxoSmithKline later bought Reliant. Henry Schein is a medical and dental device manufacturer.
ActiveIdentity named Brad Boston to its board of directors. Boston is the senior vice president of Cisco’ Global Government Solutions Group and Corporate Security Programs.
Philip Kempisty has been elected to Poly-Pacific International’s board of directors. They have proposed share consolidation with Kempisty. Kempisty is the managing partner of Kempisty & Company Certified Public Accountants.
Marsh & McLennan named H. Edward Hanway to its board of directors. Hanway was chairman and CEO of Cigna for almost 10 years through 2009. Marsh & McLennan is an insurance broker and consulting firm.
Sandeep Vij has been appointed CEO of MIPS Technologies, a provider of processor architectures and cores for home entertainment and multimedia. Vij will serve as president, chief executive officer and director. He succeeds interim CEO Anthony B. Holbrook.
Atheros Communications named Charles E. Harris to its board of directors. Harris is currently providing services to Atheros during its integration of Intellon, where Harris serves as chief executive officer.
Richard Magee has been named to GFI’s board of directors. Magee is a former wholesale broker and former chairman of Tullett & Tokyo Forex International. GFI provides wholesale brokerage, electronic execution and trading support product for global financial markets.
President of Clear Financial Solutions, Steven Plumb, has been elected to the board of directors for American International Industries. Plumb will serve as the chairman of the audit committee.
Cardinal Health announced that Dr. James Mongan has been appointed to the board of directors and will be part of the audit committee. Mongan served as President and CEO of Partners HealthCare System for 6 years until December 2009.
John Malone joined the board of directors at Ascent Media Corporation, the owner of Ascent Media Group. Ascent Media Corporation services the digital media supply chain. Malone is currently the chairman of Liberty Media, Liberty Global and DIRECTV. He is also serving on the board of directors for CATO Institute, Expedia, Discovery Communications, SIRIUS XM and InterActive. In addition, Malone is the chairman emeritus of the Board for Cable Television Laboratories.
Timberline added Robert Martinez to its board of directors. Martinez has had 35 years of experience in the mining business and has served on the board of directors for Metallica Resources.
Twin River announced the appointment of three new board of directors, barring state approval. If approved by Rhode Island state legislators, Glenn Carlin, John McLaughlin and John E. Taylor would oversee the Lincoln, RI slots parlor when it emerges from bankruptcy. Glenn Carlin is the senior managing director of Americas Investment Banking for CBRE Capital Advisors, Inc. John McLaughlin is an independent gaming consultant. John E. Taylor is currently President and CEO of GameLogic.