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OmniComm Systems Appoints Simon Kooyman to Board of Directors
Announces Director Resignation
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – July 24, 2006 - /MarketWire/ - OmniComm Systems,
Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: OMCM), one of the fastest growing companies in the EDC marketplace,
today announced the appointment of Simon Kooyman to its Board of Directors. The
company also announced the
resignation of Charles E. Leonard from its Board of Directors.
Cornelis F. Wit, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, “Mr. Kooyman’s
appointment is another example of OmniComm’s commitment to develop and maintain
a distinguished Board of Directors, supporting our strategy of becoming the EDC
company of choice to pharmaceutical,
biotechnology and medical device companies. Simon’s experience in guiding
finance and operations for several public and private companies adds valuable knowledge
and perspective to the Board. In addition we believe Simon brings a wealth of strategic
experience and will be an excellent resource to the company in corporate governance
matters.”
Mr. Kooyman, who will chair the Board’s Audit Committee, has spent more than
25 years in various senior financial, operations and executive management positions.
Mr. Kooyman is the CEO of Knowledge Networks, a leading market research provider.
Until mid 2005, he was a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Management
Team of Ipsos SA, an international
survey-based marketing research company, with headquarters in Paris. Mr. Kooyman
successfully led both Ipsos in North America as well as its international Advertising
Research practice. Before that he was President of VNU’s Entertainment Group
and President of Campina Melkunie’s DMV Basic Ingredients Division.
After earning an MBA-degree from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, Mr.
Kooyman started his career with Arthur Andersen, specializing in finance and financial
systems The company announced today that Charles E. Leonard has resigned as a member
of the Board of Directors. As a result of this resignation, Mr. Leonard also resigned
his position from the company’s Audit Committee. The resignation was effective
July 21, 2006. Mr. Leonard joined OmniComm System’s Board of Directors in
May 2004. Mr. Leonard has
served as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee since July 2004.
“Mr. Leonard was a respected member of our Board and provided critical financial
insight into our operations,” said Randall Smith, Chairman and CTO of OmniComm
Systems. “On behalf of the entire Board I want to thank Chuck for the valuable
service he has provided the last two years.”
About OmniComm Systems, Inc.
OmniComm Systems, Inc. is one of the fastest growing companies in the EDC market
place targeting its product TrialMasterTM to the pharmaceutical, medical
device and biotechnology companies as well as CROs. OmniComm’s growing base
of satisfied customers is a direct result of OmniComm’s employee’s commitment
to on-time, quality and within budget
performance.
The TrialMaster system, the core product of OmniComm, provides trial sponsors with
a 21 CRF Part 11 compliant Internet-based data and trial management solution that
greatly increases the efficiency, security and integrity of clinical research data
and thus significantly reduces the time and expense involved in conducting clinical
studies.
Safe Harbor Disclaimer
Statements about OmniComm’s future expectations, including without limitation,
future revenues and earnings, plans and objectives for the future operations, future
agreements, future economic performance, operations and all other statements in
this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. OmniComm intends that such forward-looking
statements be subject to the Safe Harbors created thereby. Since these statements
involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic competitive,
governmental, contractual and technological factors affecting OmniComm’s operations,
markets and profitability, actual results could differ materially and adversely
from the expected results.
For more info, please contact Cornelis Wit, President and CEO, OmniComm Systems,
Inc., 954-473-1254, cwit@omnicomm.com.
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