WEST CHESTER, Pa., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- VWR Funding, Inc. (formerly CDRV Investors, Inc.), the parent company of VWR International, LLC, a leader in the global research laboratory industry, today announced the appointments of six new members to the Company’s Board of Directors. VWR Funding was acquired on June 29, 2007 by affiliates of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a leading private equity investor.
Elected to the Board are Robert L. Barchi, currently the President of Thomas Jefferson University, a director of Covance, Inc. and a trustee of Ursinus College; Edward A. Blechschmidt, currently a director of HealthSouth Corporation, Lionbridge Technologies and Columbia Laboratories, Inc., and previously served as an executive officer for several companies including Novelis, Inc.; Thompson Dean, a Co-Managing Partner and the Chief Executive Officer of Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and currently on the boards of Nycomed International Management, NextPharma Technologies, The Star Tribune Company and IWCO Corporation; Dr. Robert P. DeCresce, a Harriet B. Borland Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology at Rush Medical College in Chicago as well as an Associate Vice President for Ancillary Services at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago; Carlos del Salto, recently retired from Baxter World Trade Corporation as Senior Vice President where he was responsible for managing the Company’s Intercontinental and Asia Pacific operations; and Robert J. Zollars, who currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vocera Communications, Inc. and also serves as a director of Reliant Technologies, Inc. and Diamond Foods, Inc. Both Mr. Barchi and Mr. Zollars are rejoining VWR’s Board of Directors. Including the new appointments, the Company’s Board of Directors will have ten members.
John Ballbach, VWR’s Chairman, President and CEO, commented, “We are very pleased to make this announcement today regarding our new Board of Directors. The strength and diversity of talent, experience and knowledge that each of these new members bring to the Board of Directors will be invaluable to the Company. I look forward to working with all of the new Board members and leveraging their knowledge and expertise to continue to grow the Company’s business.”
About VWR International, LLC
VWR International is a leader in the global research laboratory industry with worldwide sales in excess of $3.3 billion US dollars. VWR’s business is highly diversified across products and services, geographic regions and customer segments. The company offers products from a wide range of manufacturers, to a large number of customers primarily in North America, Europe and other locations. VWR’s principal customers are major pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, technology, clinical, food processing and consumer product companies, universities and research institutes, governmental agencies, environmental testing organizations, and primary and secondary schools. VWR distributes a diversified product mix, including chemicals, glassware and plasticware, equipment and instruments, furniture, protective apparel, production and safety products, and other life science and laboratory products and supplies. VWR supports its customers by providing storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration, technical services and laboratory bench top delivery. VWR maintains operations in over 20 countries and employs over 6,000 people worldwide. VWR International is headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania. VWR-G
For more information on VWR International, phone 1-800-932-5000, visit www.vwr.com, or write, VWR International, 1310 Goshen Parkway, P.O. Box 2656, West Chester, PA 19380-0906.
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