Vertical Branding, Inc. (OTC BB: VBDG.OB) announced today that it has appointed Alan Edrick to its Board of Directors taking effect immediately. Edrick will be replacing Jeffrey Edell. As well as being appointed as a director on the board, Mr. Edrick will also serve as Chairman of the company’s audit committee.
Mr. Edrick brings with him years of experience in the financial management and public accounting professional field, including debt and equity financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, and regulatory compliance. Presently, he’s the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of OSI Systems, Inc., a publicly traded, multinational provider of proprietary systems technology in the areas of homeland security, patient monitoring and optoelectronics.
Mr. Edrick is a college graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and continued his education at the Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles where he earned a Masters degree in Business Administration. From 1989 to 1998, Edrick worked at Price Waterhouse LLP and held various positions with his highest ranking being that of Senior Manager of Capital Markets. He then went on to take the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of North American Scientific, Inc. His last position held was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BioSource International, Inc., but the company was sold to Invitrogen Corporation in October 2005.
“I am pleased to being working with the talented team at Vertical Branding. I see tremendous growth potential for this innovative company and look forward to contributing to its success,” Edrick stated.
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