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Monday, June 17, 2013

Dallas-based TopMD Skin Care Announces New Medical Advisory Board Member


Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 23, 2013

Dallas-based TopMD Skin Care, makers of CLn

Vestiage Announces Initial Advisory Board Members


Newport Beach, California (PRWEB) May 09, 2013

Vestiage, Inc., a publicly traded anti-aging lifestyle company focused on science-based research and development, sales and marketing of premium branded highly effective anti-aging cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals, announced that it has formally established its Board of Advisors and disclosed the professional biographies of each Advisory Board Member. The Board of Advisors is made up of 5 outside individuals with backgrounds from Fortune 500 companies such as Proctor and Gamble, Newell Rubbermaid, Clorox, McDonalds, WalMart, and Fleetwood Enterprises. Other members come from the natural products industry with backgrounds at Annie's Homegrown, and natural products distribution powerhouse Threshold Enterprises. The Members of the Board of Advisors are Boyd R. Plowman, Mark Goodman, Julie Dennis, David Dixon, and Deborah Luster.


Boyd Plowman currently is the CEO of Boyd Plwoman and Associates, providing advisory services regarding real estate, capital markets, financial services and strategic planning. Prior to this position Plowman was Chair of the Audit Committee of Harbin Electric. He also served as a board director for several hedge funds managed by Abax Global Capital which is partially owned by Morgan Stanley. Prior to these positions he was the Executive Vice President and CFO of Fleetwood Enterprises, a publicly traded Fortune 500 company where he directed numerous acquisitions and divestitures, the formation, financing, growth and sale of the Companies finance arm, several public offerings, private placements, and exchange transactions.


Mark Goodman is currently the CEO of Boyers Coffee and has served as a senior executive of leading consumer oriented public and private equity backed companies. He is the former COO for Sav-A-Lot, a 1200 store retailer. Prior to this he was Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, and Head of Strategy for E-Commerce for Sams Club/WalMart Stores. Prior to WalMart, he was Corporate Vice President, US Strategy and Operations for McDonalds Corporation.


Julie Dennis is a botanical and natural products expert, is currently an executive with Threshold Enterprises which is one of the largest distributors of natural products and supplements in the USA. Prior to working with Threshhold, Ms. Dennis was with Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems where she was the Pacific Regional Sales Manager. Ms. Dennis has close relationships with the buyers at major natural products grocery and health food chains. Ms. Dennis is widely published in industry magazines such as Vitamin Retailer and Nutraceuticals World.


Deborah Luster is currently the CEO of Can Do Kid, Inc, a natural products company. During her career, she has founded several consumer products companies and two publishing companies. She was an early investor and CEO of Annies Homegrown from 1991 - 1997 and served on the Board of Directors until 2000. Annie's is a natural products company with over $ 100 million in sales. She is widely known within the natural products industry as a venture capitalist, guide, and mentor to many of today's well known companies in the sector and has been a champion of the natural products movement for over 25 years. Ms. Luster has been widely featured in the media, including NBC, ABC, and CBS News, Newsweek, Forbes, and the cover of Working Woman Magazine.


David Dixon is a 30 year veteran executive of leading consumer businesses Proctor and Gamble, Clorox, and Newell Rubbermaid. His particular expertise spans food and beverage and commercial hospitality products, and has daily interaction with large corporate sustainability executives, helping them achieve their sustainability goals. His expertise is in growing a new business within a larger enterprise, integrating new business lines and brands, and managing and selling to significant customers.


"These people have been with me going back as much as three decades," stated Scott Kimball, CEO of Vestiage, Inc. "Our culture is very collaborative. We have individuals here with deep consumer products expertise and experience. With this group, we have depth in mergers and acquisitions, strategy, operations, sales, marketing, finance, accounting, investor relations, and legal experience. As we continue to grow, we will be adding key individuals that will further our work in anti-aging, longevity and human performance. The people we have surrounding us today are incredibly accomplished and well respected in their fields. They are as passionate about Vestiage as I am. I can't be more grateful to have them with me as together we grow a very special company with a unique culture."


About Vestiage, Inc.

Vestiage (symbol "VEST") is a publicly traded anti-aging lifestyle company offering premium branded science-based cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals. Vestiage is focused on the use of human stem cell, marine/ocean, and cutting edge botanically based science and ingredients to produce highly potent, elegantly formulated, effective products with clinically proven ingredients. Using high potency and novel ingredient combinations, Vestiage creates and distributes cosmeceuticals such as the Reluma human stem cell derived skin care line and multifunctional nutraceuticals through Monterey Bay Nutraceuticals. Vestiage brands address the top in demand anti-aging consumer concerns. Vestiage research is focused on longevity and human performance science that covers both the cognitive and physical realms. As clinical results validate discoveries, Vestiage intends to apply new potential ingredients or ingredient formulations and combinations to its anti-aging products across brands. To learn more, visit the Company website, http://www.VestiageInc.com.


This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business. These forwardlooking statements can be identified by the use of terms such as "believe," "expects," "plan," "intend," "may," "will," "should," "can," or "anticipates," or the negative thereof, or variations thereon, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause industry trends or our actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by these statements. Important factors that may cause our results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in or new government regulations or increased enforcement of the same, (ii) unavailability of desirable acquisitions or inability to complete them, (iii) increased costs, including from increased raw material or energy prices, (iv) changes in general worldwide economic or political conditions, (v) adverse publicity or negative consumer perception regarding nutritional supplements, anti-aging or stem cell facial care products or stem cell technology in general, (vi) issues with obtaining raw materials of adequate quality or quantity, (vii) litigation and claims, including product liability, intellectual property and other types, (viii) disruptions from or following acquisitions including the loss of customers, (ix) increased competition, (x) slow or negative growth in the anti-aging or cosmetics, beauty, or nutritional supplement industry or the healthy foods or anti-aging channel, (xi) the loss of key personnel or the inability to manage our operations efficiently, (xii) problems with information management systems, manufacturing efficiencies and operations, (xiii) insurance coverage issues, (xiv) the volatility of the stock market generally and of our stock specifically, (xv) increases in the cost of borrowings or unavailability of additional debt or equity capital, or both, or fluctuations in foreign currencies, and (xvi) interruption of business or negative impact on sales and earnings due to acts of God, acts of war

Saturday, June 15, 2013

LocateADoc.com Announces New Medical Advisory Board Members


Orlando, FL (PRWEB) December 12, 2012

LocateADoc.com, a premier online physician directory, is proud to announce the appointment of 15 new members to its Medical Advisory Board. The LocateADoc Medical Advisory Board is compiled of a small group of elite medical industry professionals in the fields of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Infertility (IVF), Anti-Aging, Urology, Weight Loss, Ophthalmology, Podiatry, Chiropractic Care, and Acupuncture from around the country.


We are so grateful that these prestigious doctors have agreed to be part of our Advisory Board, said Glen Lubbert, CEO and Chief Imaginaut of LocateADoc.com. The work of the board is critical as we continue our mission to give people a trusted source to locate and find the right doctor for them and their families as well as empower each person with the best tools to educate themselves on procedures and treatments.


The Boards objective is to provide beneficial industry insights to the LocateADoc team, honest feedback and constructive criticism on current and new patient needs, and overall business direction as it relates to industry trends. The Board will assist the Executive Management which continuously explores ways to build trust and ensure potential patients have the best user experience, every time, when searching for a doctor on LocateADoc.com.


Each of the new 15 Medical Advisory Board members has significant experience and expertise:


Thomas W. Clark, M.D., Bariatric Surgeon at the Center for Weight Loss Success and Program Medical Director at the Sentara CarePlex in Hampton, VA. Dr. Clark graduated from Davidson College and The Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also one of the rare bariatric surgeons also certified by the American Board of Bariatric Medicine as a bariatric physician. Dr. Clark is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the American Medical Association.

Edward E. Dickerson, IV, M.D., Facial Plastic Surgeon at Cape Fear Aesthetics in Fayetteville, NC. Dr. Dickerson graduated with a medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine with aundergraduates in Chemistry from West Virginia State College. Dr. Dickerson is a member of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, International Society for Hair Restoration Surgeons, American Board of Otolaryngology, International Association of Physicians for Aesthetic Medicine. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

Barry L Eppley, M.D., D.M.D., Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Co-Founder of Ology Spas in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Eppley received a Doctor of Medicine degree from Washington University in St. Louis as well as a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr. Eppley completed training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis as well as in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Indiana University in Indianapolis. Dr. Eppley is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Board of Plastic Surgery, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the International Medical Spa Association.

Konrad Filutowski, M.D., Founder, Chief Surgeon and Medical Director, Filutowski Cataract & LASIK Institute, Orlando/Lake Mary/Daytona, FL. Dr. Filutowski received his medical degree from Columbia College, NY. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

Mark Edward Johnson, M.D., Ph.D., Cosmetic Surgeon and Medical Director at Nouveau Jeunesse Rejuvenative Medicine in Kennewick, WA. He is a graduate of Rush University in Chicago with a Ph.D. in Biochemistry. Dr. Johnson completed a general surgery internship in 1998, and residency in Emergency Medicine at the Cook County Hospital in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Society of Bariatric Physicians and the American College of Phlebology.

M. Kayser, MD, FACS, Plastic Surgeon and Medical Director at Image by Design Plastic Surgery in Roseville, MI. Dr. Kayser graduated with a medical degree from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kayser is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, American Medical Association, Michigan State Medical Society, Macomb County Medical Society, Christian Medical and Dental Society, and the Midwest Association of Plastic Surgeons.

Michele D Koo, MD, FACS, Cosmetic Surgeon in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Koo graduated with a medical degree from Washington University Medical School and an undergraduate degree from Stanford University. She is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Koo is a member of the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Women Association, and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Robert Korwin, MAGD MICOI, Cosmetic Dentist at Advanced Dentistry in Middletown, NJ and teaches at St Josephs Hospital in Paterson. Dr. Korwin is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He is a member of the American Dental Association, New Jersey Dental Association, Monmouth Ocean County Dental Society, Academy of General Dentistry, International Association for Orthodontics, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, The Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation and is a Board Member of the American Society for the Advancement of Anesthesia and Sedation in Dentistry and the New Jersey Board of Psychological Examiners.


Robert T. Leonard, Jr., DO, FAACS, is Founder and Chief Surgeon of Leonard Hair Transplant Associates with offices throughout New England. Dr. Leonard earned his medical degree from the University of New England. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Hair Restoration Surgery and a Diplomate of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery. He is Past President of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and has specialized in taking care of men and women with hair loss for more than 26 years.

Keith Norton Marshall, DO, FACOS, Bariatric Surgeon at the Michigan Institute of Bariatric Surgery in Warren, MI. Dr. Marshall graduated with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine with an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Concordia University in Canada. Dr. Marshall is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Surgery, American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, American College Osteopathic Surgeons, ACOS, International Society of Bariatric Surgeons, Society of American Gastro-Endoscopic Surgeons, SAGES, and the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Consortium, MBSC.

Robert Glenn Pugach, MD, Urologist and Medical Director at the Pacific Coast Urology Medical Center in Beverly Hills, CA. Dr. Pugach received a Bachelor of Science Degree from New York University. After completing medical studies at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, he went to New York University-Booth Memorial Medical Center where he completed general surgery residency. Dr. Pugach then did his urology training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Montefiore Medical Center in New York. He is a member of American Association of Clinical Urologists (AACU), the Society of Laparoendosopic Surgeon and the American Medical Association.

Jeffrey Radack, DPM, FACFAS, Podiatric Surgeon and Medical Director at Texas Foot & Ankle Clinics in the Dallas/Fort worth area. Dr. Radack received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Riverside. He earned