CLEVELAND, Sept. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Athersys, Inc. (OTCBB:AHYS) today announced that Lorin Jeffry Randall was elected to the Board of Directors and appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Randall has an extensive background in the healthcare and technology industries, with over 20 years of experience as a senior executive and an independent director of private and publicly-traded companies.
