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ASTROTECH APPOINTS BOB MCFARLAND TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ASTROTECH APPOINTS BOB MCFARLAND TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ASTROTECH 任命鲍勃·麦克法兰为董事会成员
GlobeNewswire ·  2023/02/01 21:06

AUSTIN, TX, Feb. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq: ASTC) announced today that it has increased the size of its Board of Directors from four to five directors and has appointed Bob McFarland as a director of the Company. Mr. McFarland brings to Astrotech's Board extensive executive management experience with domestic and international enterprises, with a focus on information technology.

德克萨斯州奥斯汀,2023年2月1日(环球社)--Astrotech Corporation(纳斯达克:ASTC)今天宣布,已将董事会人数从四人增加到五人,并任命鲍勃·麦克法兰为公司董事董事。McFarland先生为Astrotech董事会带来了丰富的国内外企业执行管理经验,重点是信息技术。

Mr. McFarland stated, "I am honored to join the Board of Astrotech. I look forward to working closely with my fellow Board members to support the Company's strategic objectives as it continues to advance its mass spectrometry pipeline of opportunities."

麦克法兰先生说:“我很荣幸加入Astrotech董事会。我期待着与我的董事会成员密切合作,支持公司的战略目标,因为该公司正在继续推进其质谱学机会管道。”

Mr. McFarland served as an Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") from January 2004 through his retirement in 2006. In this role, he advised the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on matters pertaining to acquisition and management of IT systems. He was also responsible for overseeing operation of the VA's computer systems and telecommunication networks for medical information, veterans' benefits payments, life insurance programs, and financial management systems.

麦克法兰先生于2004年1月至2006年退休期间担任信息和技术部助理部长兼退伍军人事务部(退伍军人事务部)首席信息官。在担任这一职务期间,他就信息技术系统的采购和管理事宜向退伍军人事务部部长提供咨询意见。他还负责监督退伍军人管理局的计算机系统和电信网络的运行,用于医疗信息、退伍军人福利支付、人寿保险计划和财务管理系统。

Prior to his tenure at the VA, Mr. McFarland served as Vice President of Governmental Relations for Dell Computer Corporation. He joined Dell in 1996 as Vice President and General Manager of the Federal Business segment. He held several senior executive positions at Dell, including managing its global segment, large corporate accounts, and government sector. Under his leadership, Dell became a leading supplier of computer systems to the federal government. In 1998, Mr. McFarland was named to the "Federal 100," a joint government and industry award designating the top 100 executives in the federal marketplace.

在退伍军人事务部任职之前,麦克法兰先生曾在戴尔计算机公司担任政府关系部副主任总裁。他于1996年加入戴尔,担任副总裁总裁兼联邦业务部总经理。他曾在戴尔担任多个高级管理职位,包括管理其全球部门、大型企业客户和政府部门。在他的领导下,戴尔成为联邦政府计算机系统的领先供应商。1998年,麦克法兰被提名为“联邦100人”,这是一个政府和行业联合颁发的奖项,评选出联邦市场上最优秀的100名高管。

Mr. McFarland currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Veterans Advantage. He has previously served as Director for Xplore Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: XPLR), CSIdentity Corporation, Ezenia! Inc. (OTC: EZEN), and Isothermal Systems Research Inc. Mr. McFarland has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas.

麦克法兰先生目前在退伍军人优势顾问委员会任职。他之前曾在Xplore Technologies Corporation(纳斯达克代码:XPLR)、CSIdentity Corporation、Ezenia!担任纳斯达克。McFarland先生拥有得克萨斯州朗维尤勒图尔诺大学的商业管理理学学士学位。

"We are pleased to welcome Bob to the Astrotech Board. Bob's extensive background in working with and for the federal government, particularly from his role at the VA, will prove valuable as we continue the development of Astrotech' s mass-spec breath analysis device, the BreathTest-1000, and navigate the numerous steps required to receive FDA approval," stated Thomas B. Pickens III, Chairman and CEO of Astrotech.  "As Astrotech continues executing on its next phase of growth, we are confident that Bob's successful track record of developing and overseeing information technology strategies for global businesses will complement the skill sets already on our Board. We look forward to Bob's guidance and perspective as the Company continues to pursue its goals in the mass-spec industry."

Astrotech董事长兼首席执行官托马斯·B·皮肯斯三世表示:“我们很高兴欢迎Bob加入Astrotech董事会。Bob在与联邦政府合作和为联邦政府工作方面的丰富背景,特别是他在退伍军人管理局担任的职务,将被证明是有价值的,因为我们将继续开发Astrotech的质量谱呼吸分析设备--呼吸测试-1000,并经历获得FDA批准所需的众多步骤。”随着Astrotech继续执行其下一阶段的增长,我们相信Bob为全球企业开发和监督信息技术战略的成功记录将补充我们董事会现有的技能。我们期待着Bob的指导和观点,因为公司继续追求其在质谱仪行业的目标。“

About Astrotech

关于Astrotech

Astrotech (Nasdaq: ASTC) is a mass spectrometry company that launches, manages, and commercializes scalable companies based on its innovative core technology through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  1st Detect develops, manufactures, and sells trace detectors for use in the security and detection market. AgLAB is developing chemical analyzers for use in the agriculture market.  BreathTech is developing a breath analysis tool to provide early detection of lung diseases. Astrotech is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For information, please visit .

Astrotech(纳斯达克代码:ASTC)是一家质谱学公司,通过其全资子公司推出、管理和商业化基于其创新核心技术的可扩展公司。1ST侦测开发、制造和销售用于安全和检测市场的跟踪检测器。AgLab正在开发用于农业市场的化学分析仪。呼吸科技正在开发一种呼吸分析工具,以提供肺部疾病的早期检测。Astrotech的总部设在得克萨斯州奥斯汀。有关信息,请访问。

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This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the U.S. and worldwide economy, the timing, scope and effect of further U.S. and international governmental, regulatory, fiscal, monetary and public health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company's use of proceeds from the common stock offerings, whether we can successfully complete the development of our new products and proprietary technologies, whether we can obtain the FDA and other regulatory approvals required to market our products under development in the United States or abroad, whether the market will accept our products and services and whether we are successful in identifying, completing and integrating acquisitions, as well as other risk factors and business considerations described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings including the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable and are based on reasonable assumptions, no assurance can be given that these assumptions are accurate or that any of these expectations will be achieved (in full or at all) or will prove to have been correct. Moreover, such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. In addition, any forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views only as of the date of its publication and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. The Company assumes no obligation to correct or update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

本新闻稿包含根据1995年《私人证券诉讼改革法》的安全港条款作出的前瞻性陈述。诸如此类前瞻性陈述会受到风险、趋势和不确定性的影响,这些风险、趋势和不确定性可能会导致实际结果与前瞻性陈述大不相同。这些因素包括但不限于,新冠肺炎的严重程度和持续时间-19新冠肺炎大流行及其对美国和世界经济的影响,美国和国际政府、监管、财政、货币和公共卫生进一步应对的时机、范围和影响,该公司'S使用所得收益普通股发行,我们是否能成功完成我们的新产品和专有技术的开发,我们是否能获得FDA和其他监管机构的批准,以在美国销售我们正在开发的产品国内或国外,市场是否接受我们的产品和服务,我们是否成功地识别、完成和整合收购,以及公司描述的其他风险因素和业务考虑'S安全ES和交易所委员会的文件,包括公司'的最新年度报告Form 10-K。本文件中的任何前瞻性陈述都应根据以下内容进行评估重要的风险因素。尽管公司相信预期尽管其前瞻性陈述中所反映的信息是合理的,并基于合理的假设,但不能保证这些假设是准确的,或者这些预期中的任何一项都将实现(全部或根本),或将被证明具有甚至是正确的。此外,该等陈述会受到若干假设、风险及不确定因素的影响,其中许多并非本公司所能控制,可能会导致实际结果与前瞻性陈述所暗示或表达的内容大相径庭-看起来像是报表。此外,本新闻稿中包含的任何前瞻性陈述都代表公司'本文件仅代表其发表之日的观点,不应被视为代表其在其后任何日期的观点。指南针除非适用法律要求,否则NY不承担纠正或更新这些前瞻性陈述的义务,无论是由于新信息、未来事件还是其他原因。

CONTACT: Company Contact: Jaime Hinojosa, Chief Financial Officer, Astrotech Corporation, (512) 485-9530 
公司联系人:Astrotech公司首席财务官Jaime Hinojosa,电话:(512)485-9530

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