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     542  0 Kommentare Marina Biotech Announces the Election of Donald A. Williams to Its Board of Directors

    BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2014) - Marina Biotech, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MRNA), a leading nucleic acid-based drug discovery and development company focused on rare diseases, announced today that all five of the director nominees submitted to the company's stockholders for election at Marina Biotech's 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on September 15, 2014 in San Diego, CA were elected to serve as members of the company's board of directors. The director nominees included four incumbent directors -- J. Michael French, Stefan Loren, Ph.D., Joseph W. Ramelli and Philip C. Ranker -- as well as new board member Donald A. Williams. In addition to the election of all of the director nominees, the recommendations of the Board with respect to all five of the other items that were described in the proxy statement for consideration at the Annual Meeting also received sufficient stockholder support.

    "I am pleased to welcome Don Williams to Marina Biotech's Board of Directors," stated J. Michael French, President and CEO of Marina Biotech. "Don's extensive finance experience including strong expertise in developing and funding growth companies will be instrumental as we continue Marina's turn-around and rebuild shareholder value. I look forward to working with Don and the rest of the board of directors through this effort."

    Mr. Williams is a 35-year veteran of the public accounting industry, retiring in 2014. Mr. Williams spent 18 years as an Ernst & Young (E&Y) Partner and the last seven years as a Partner with Grant Thornton (GT). Mr. Williams' career focused on private and public companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. During the last seven years at Grant Thornton, he served as the National Leader of Grant Thornton's Life Sciences Practice and the Managing Partner of the San Diego Office. He was the lead partner for both E&Y and GT on multiple initial public offerings; secondary offerings; private and public debt financings; as well as numerous mergers and acquisitions. From 2001 to 2014, Mr. Williams served on the Board of Directors and is past President and Chairman of the San Diego Venture Group and has served on the Board of Directors of various charitable organizations in the communities in which he has lived. Mr. Williams is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a B.S. degree.

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    Marina Biotech Announces the Election of Donald A. Williams to Its Board of Directors BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2014) - Marina Biotech, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MRNA), a leading nucleic acid-based drug discovery and development company focused on rare diseases, announced today that all five of the director nominees submitted to …

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