DEER PARK, N.Y., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Langer, Inc. today announced that Stephen M. Brecher was appointed to its Board of Directors on May 1, 2006. Mr. Brecher was also appointed to the Company's Audit Committee. The Board has determined that Mr. Brecher is an independent financial expert under the listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market.
Mr. Brecher is a senior advisor at the certified public accounting firm of Weiser LLP and formerly was a principal of XRoads Solutions Group, an international consulting firm. For more than 30 years ending in June 2000, he was with KPMG LLP, a certified public accounting firm, including 26 years as a tax partner specializing in international banking and as partner-in-charge of the international bank practice. Mr. Brecher is a CPA and attorney and a member of the New York State Bar.
Chairman Warren B. Kanders commented, "We are pleased that Steve has joined our Board and Audit Committee." Mr. Kanders continued, "He brings a breadth of knowledge and experience, from both a transactional and financial perspective that we believe will fill a necessary role on the Board."
Langer, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiary Silipos, Inc., designs, manufactures and distributes high quality medical products targeting the orthopedic, orthotic and prosthetic markets. In addition, the Company offers a diverse line of skincare products for the medical and therapeutic markets. The Company sells its products primarily in the U.S. and Canada as well as in more than 30 other countries to national, regional, international and independent medical distributors and directly to healthcare professionals. Langer is based in Deer Park, New York, and has additional manufacturing facilities in Niagara Falls, New York, Anaheim, California, Montreal, Canada, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, and sales and marketing offices in Ontario, Canada and New York, New York.
Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The Company may use words such as "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "expects," "intends," "future" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's 2005 Form 10-K and most recently filed Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks.
Langer, Inc.CONTACT: W. Gray Hudkins, President and Chief Executive Officer,+1-631-667-1200, ext. 226, or Joseph P. Ciavarella, Vice President andChief Financial Officer, +1-631-667-1200, ext. 233, both of Langer, Inc.
Web site: http://www.langerinc.com/
