Albany Molecular Research, Inc. Names Lead Independent Director

11-Nov-2005

Albany Molecular Research, Inc. announced that its board of directors has elected Anthony P. Tartaglia, M.D. as lead independent director. In this newly created role, Dr. Tartaglia has been assigned several responsibilities designed to enhance board effectiveness, including coordinating and moderating executive sessions of the board's independent directors, acting as principal liaison between the board and company management, advising the chair regarding scheduling and content of board meetings, and working with the chairman and independent directors in other areas to improve corporate governance. The appointment is consistent with AMRI's high standards of corporate governance, and fills an important need on AMRI's Board as it continues to evolve in a changing regulatory and business environment.

Dr. Tartaglia has served as one of AMRI's directors since 1995. He was a physician at Albany Medical Center Hospital from 1984 to 1998, where he held a number of leadership roles, including dean of Albany Medical College from 1990 to 1995, executive director of the Albany Medical Center Hospital from 1987 to 1990, and senior vice president for patient care from 1984 to 1987. Prior to that, he was chief of medicine at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany from 1975 to 1984. He holds a B.S. in biology from Union College and an M.D. from the University of Rochester Medical School.

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