Targeted
Medical Pharma, Inc. (OTCQB: TRGM), today announced the addition of
two independent members to the Company’s board of directors. The Company
welcomes back health care specialist Kerry Weems to the board as an
independent director and chairman of the Nominating and Governance
Committee, as well as corporate finance expert Paul Pelosi, Jr. as an
independent director.
A nationally respected expert in health policy and government finance,
Mr. Weems has served with distinction in the field of health care,
including nearly 28 years in the Federal government, as Acting
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Mr. Weems is currently Chief Executive Officer of TwinMed, a national
medical supply distributor in Los Angeles.
Mr. Paul Pelosi, Jr., has many years of experience in advising companies
in the areas of finance, infrastructure, and sustainability. Mr. Pelosi
has background in business law, public policy, the public securities
markets, and has worked with numerous emerging microcap companies to
develop sound business protocols. Mr. Pelosi has been a private investor
and an independent adviser to emerging companies, including NASA Ames
Research Center, Global Emerging Markets and AirPatrol Corporation. Mr.
Pelosi graduated from Georgetown Law Center, has been a member of the
California State Bar since 1996, and Real Estate Broker since 2002.
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About Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc.
Targeted
Medical Pharma, Inc. is a Los Angeles-based biotechnology company
that develops medical
foods for the treatment of chronic disease, including pain
syndromes, peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, obesity, sleep and
cognitive disorders. The company also develops a line of dietary
supplements designed to support health and wellness. The company
manufactures 10 proprietary medical foods, and recently launched its
first dietary supplement, Clearwayz™.
The products are sold directly to physicians and pharmacies in the
U.S. The company also is developing nutrient-based systems for oral
stimulation of progenitor stem cells that differentiate into neurons,
red blood cells, pituitary hormones including IGF-I.
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