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Scott Schmidt Joins ViaGen as Chief Financial Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2007
Scott Schmidt Joins ViaGen as Chief Financial Officer
June 6, 2007, Austin, Texas—ViaGen, Inc., the leading livestock cloning company, today announced the hire of Scott Schmidt as Chief Financial Officer. Schmidt joins ViaGen from SoloMio Corporation, an Austin-based venture-funded global software company, where he had been the Vice President and CFO since 2004. SoloMio was acquired by Openwave [NASDAQ: OPWV] in October 2006.
“Scott has the financial expertise and entrepreneurial drive to help ViaGen succeed,” said Dr. Mark Walton, President of ViaGen.
Schmidt has held positions as the Vice President and Acting CFO of Intelliden, a technology start-up in Colorado Springs; as President and CFO of Long Lines Ltd., a Sioux City, Iowa telecommunications company; and as Director of Operations at MCI.
“ViaGen is well-positioned as a leader in animal biotechnology,” said Schmidt. “I’m looking forward to working closely with Mark and the rest of ViaGen’s excellent management team to aggressively pursue the company’s growth strategy.”
Schmidt is a graduate of Iowa State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
About ViaGen, Inc. (www.viagen.com): ViaGen adds value to the marketplace by cloning cattle, horses, and pigs; licensing and selling proprietary animal genetics; and providing traits and technology for animal agriculture industries worldwide. The company is based in Austin, Texas.
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