LOS ANGELES-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC - News) announced today that it has appointed Jonathan H. Dinsmore, Ph.D. to the position of Senior Vice President - Regulatory and Clinical and Ivan Wolkind to the position of Senior Vice President - Finance, Administration & Chief Accounting Officer. Dr. Dinsmore was previously the company's Vice President and General Manager, while Mr. Wolkind was previously Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer.
"I am pleased to recognize the contributions of Jonathan and Ivan with expanded roles and responsibilities,” said William M. Caldwell, IV, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Today, Advanced Cell Technology has positioned itself to become a leading participant in the field of regenerative medicine, helped by the contributions of these talented executives.”
Dr. Jonathan H. Dinsmore was formerly responsible for all aspects of Mytogen's cell production operations, basic science program, and research and development efforts. He was also actively engaged in evaluating partnership opportunities and complimentary technologies. Prior to his position with Advanced Cell Technology and Mytogen, he directed both clinical and preclinical research programs at Diacrin and GenVec. Dr. Dinsmore has research and clinical experience in the development of therapeutic products to treat Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, epilepsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, chronic intractable pain, liver disease, and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Dinsmore received a B.S. in Biology from Boston College followed by a Ph.D. in Biology from Dartmouth College. Dr. Dinsmore was a Post-doctoral fellow at MIT from 1989 to 1992. His extensive accomplishments include numerous awarded and pending patents as well as diverse published studies on myoblast transplantation technology.
Mr. Wolkind joined the company in May 2005. Prior to joining Advanced Cell, he served as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Eyematic, a technology company providing software solutions for delivering animated content to cell phones. Between 1999 and July 2001, Mr. Wolkind was the Chief Financial Officer for eLease, a company providing software solutions and back end automation for the capital equipment leasing market. Prior to his appointment at eLease, Mr. Wolkind served as the Vice President of Finance for Ventro Corporation, where he was instrumental in the raising of capital in the company's initial public offering and subsequent debt offerings. Before his tenure at Ventro Corporation, Mr. Wolkind served as the Vice President of Finance at Onsale, Inc., a publicly traded Internet auction company. Prior to joining Onsale, he held key finance positions at two other companies after leaving KPMG, where he had worked in the financial services and banking audit group. Mr. Wolkind qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom.
About Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. is a biotechnology company applying cellular technology in the emerging field of regenerative medicine. The company operates facilities in California and Massachusetts.
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