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Covalon Appoints William Jackson as Chief Financial Officer and Board Director

^{Published on 2009-10-23 13:29:41 - Market Wire}
 

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 23, 2009) - Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the "Company" or "Covalon") (TSX VENTURE:COV), an advanced medical products company, announced that it has appointed William Jackson as its Chief Financial Officer and has appointed him a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Jackson succeeds Peter Hobbes who has resigned from the Company.

Dr. Frank DiCosmo, Covalon President, CEO and Co-Founder stated, "Covalon's previously announced decision to partner with Amsino International Inc. for the manufacturing of its medical coating technologies has meant that it does not need a fulltime CFO at this time. Since Covalon has an extremely capable Controller who can deal with most accounting issues, it made most sense for Covalon to continue to trim its expenses while concentrating its resources on the research and development of advanced medical technologies. We enjoyed working with Peter and we genuinely wish him all the best in his future endeavours."

Dr. DiCosmo continued, "I am especially pleased to have William rejoin the Board and once again take on the role of CFO, positions he previously held with Covalon from its inception in 1999 until 2007. He is smart, dedicated and hard working and as a co-founder of Covalon, he knows our company inside-out. William will continue with his important role as Covalon's Chief Business Officer, a job he is doing very well."

About Covalon

Covalon Technologies Ltd. is an advanced medical products company that develops, patents and commercializes therapeutic biomaterials for wound care and surgical applications and coatings. Polymer chemistry and surface coating technology have been combined to create a range of time-release drug delivery platforms that are applied to medical devices to treat many critical conditions. A variety of applications for these technologies have been identified and specific products have been developed. The products offer features and benefits providing solutions to many of the problems caused by current devices and their material properties which are used by most medical device manufacturers and suppliers. The problems include infection, poor biocompatibility and microbial attachment.

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