EXHIBIT 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
CARDIONET BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS RANDY THURMAN INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Reconfirms Full Year 2008 Financial Guidance; Schedules Investor Conference Call
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Jan 26, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — CardioNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAT), a leading wireless medical technology company with an initial focus on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed Randy Thurman, currently the Board’s Executive Chairman, as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The Board also announced that it has commenced a search for a permanent replacement for departing President and Chief Executive Officer, Arie Cohen, who has left the company to pursue other interests.
Mr. Thurman most recently served as Chairman and CEO of VIASYS Healthcare Inc., a global medical technology company that was acquired by Cardinal Health in June 2007 for $1.5 billion. From VIASYS’ successful IPO in 2001 to 2007, Mr. Thurman spearheaded an aggressive growth strategy that increased the Company’s revenues from $320 million to $700 million and positioned the Company to consummate twelve strategic acquisitions over a six-year period. His leadership also enabled VIASYS to expand its enterprise value more than fourfold during that time. In 2007, VIASYS was named by Smart Money as one of the “Ten Stocks for the Next Ten Years.”
Prior to VIASYS, Mr. Thurman was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Corning Life Sciences, a diversified medical technology company with a focus in contract pharmaceutical research, contract biologic manufacturing and clinical diagnostic testing. Earlier in his career, Mr. Thurman was President of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc., a global, research-based pharmaceutical company. Mr. Thurman was named by Ernst and Young as Entrepreneur of the Year in healthcare technology in 2007. He is currently Senior Advisor to New Mountain Capital, LLC, a leading private and public equity investment firm.
Mr. Thurman said, “I believe CardioNet is one of the most exciting opportunities in the medical technology arena. I am pleased to accept the position as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and to work with the other Board members to identify a permanent CEO to lead CardioNet. The Board’s mission is to recruit an executive with the skills to lead our experienced management team in leveraging the CardioNet System and building a world class organization focused on providing the physician community with the best-in-class wireless monitoring system that allows for the more effective diagnosis and management of arrhythmias. I believe there is substantial opportunity for adoption of this state-of-the-art technology by new physicians and payers through increased conversion from event monitoring devices and greater overall utilization of our system in physicians’ practices. In the interim, I will provide the leadership, working closely with the existing management team, to assure that CardioNet’s business remains robust and that we continue to make progress on our business plan. Also, I will remain as Executive Chairman to work with the new CEO.
“I want to thank Arie for his commitment to CardioNet and his leadership in bringing the Company to public ownership. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.”
Separately, the company reconfirmed its full year 2008 revenue guidance at the high end of the range of $117.0 million to $120.0 million.
Conference Call
CardioNet, Inc. will host an investor conference call on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. The call will be simultaneously webcast on the investor information page of the Company’s website, www.cardionet.com. The call will be archived on the website and will also be available for two weeks via phone at 888-286-8010, access code 55241846.
About CardioNet, Inc.
CardioNet is the leading provider of ambulatory, continuous, real-time outpatient management solutions for monitoring relevant and timely clinical information regarding an individual’s health. CardioNet’s initial efforts are focused on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, or heart rhythm disorders, with a solution that it markets as the CardioNet System. More information can be found at http://www.cardionet.com.
Forward Looking Statements
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