The Female Health Company Announces Pending Retirement of CFO Donna Felch
Michele Greco to Assume CFO Position on January 1, 2013
CHICAGO, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Female Health Company
(nasdaq-cm:FHCO), which manufactures and markets the FC2 Female Condom? (FC2),
today announced that Donna Felch will retire from her position as Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer effective December 31, 2012. The Company also
announced that Ms. Felch was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors on
November 7, 2012. Following her retirement, she will continue her affiliation
with the Company as a Consultant.
In connection with Ms. Felch's retirement, the Company announced that Michele
Greco will become Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 1,
2013. Ms. Greco's employment with the Company commenced on November 9, 2012
O.B. Parrish, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, noted, "I have
enjoyed working with Donna tremendously during her six year tenure as a key
member of our executive management team. On behalf of management and the Board of
Directors, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for her contributions
to The Female Health Company's success, and we are particularly pleased that she
will continue her affiliation with the Company as a Consultant and Director."
"We are delighted to welcome Michele Greco as our new Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer," continued Parrish. "Her career with one of the world's
largest public accounting firms, where she successfully executed many
international assignments, is ideally suited to The Female Health Company's
global growth initiatives. I look forward to working with her, and we expect a
smooth transition in this key management position over the next several weeks."
Ms. Greco is a DePaul University graduate and a CPA. She has nearly 30 years of
experience in public accounting with Ernst & Young LLP, where she was named
partner in 1994 -- a position she held until March 2009. In addition to her
responsibilities as audit partner, Ms. Greco advised on a broad range of
financial transactions during her tenure at Ernst & Young, including IPO's,
mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity transactions. She counseled large
and small clients in a variety of industries in the U.S., the U.K., Germany,
Japan, France and the Netherlands. From January 2011 to February 2012, Ms. Greco
provided consulting services to Systems Research Incorporated as a recruiter of
finance professionals. From March 2009 to January 2011, she was involved in a
series of personal business ventures.
About The Female Health Company
The Female Health Company, based in Chicago, Illinois, manufactures and markets
the FC2 Female Condom? (FC2), which is available in the U.S. and approximately
138 other countries globally. The Company owns certain worldwide rights to the
FC2 Female Condom?, including patents that have been issued in the U.S., the
European Union, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Japan, The People's Republic of
China, Spain, Mexico, Greece, Turkey and the African Regional Intellectual
Property Organization (ARIPO), which includes Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya,
Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland,
Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. FC2 patent applications
are pending in various countries. The FC2 Female Condom? is the only available
FDA-approved product controlled by a woman that offers dual protection against
sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, and unintended pregnancy. The
World Health Organization (WHO) has cleared FC2 for purchase by U.N. agencies.
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995:
The statements in this release which are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements based upon the Company's current plans and strategies, and reflect the
Company's current assessment of the risks and uncertainties related to its
business, including such things as product demand and market acceptance; the
economic and business environment and the impact of government pressures;
currency risks; capacity; efficiency and supply constraints; and other risks
detailed in the Company's press releases, shareholder communications and
Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Actual events affecting the Company
and the impact of such events on the Company's operations may vary from this
currently anticipated.
For more information about the Female Health Company visit the Company's website
at femalehealth.com and femalecondom.org . If you would
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