Collexis appoints new board members

Tuesday, 17 July 2007

COLUMBIA -- Collexis Holdings Inc., a developer of knowledge discovery software, announced the appointment of four former CEOs to its board of directors. The additions are Frank C. Carlucci, Carlyle Group chairman emeritus and former U.S. Secretary of Defense; Mark Auerbach, former executive chairman of the board of Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc.; John D. Macomber, former chairman and CEO of Celanese Corp.; and John Regazzi, former CEO of Elsevier Inc. The new board will take the initiative in advising this international technologically-driven company. These new board members join incumbents Mark S. Germain (chairman), Bill Kirkland and Peter Van Praag. Bill Kirkland, Collexis CEO, said, "There is no better group of executives to advise and assist me in implementing our positioning strategy for our business's explosive growth. They are proven leaders in government, pharmaceuticals, scientific, technical and medical publishing, and the financial, health care and IT industries. This knowledgeable leadership will help Collexis increase our presence in the academic and government market sectors and expand further into the corporate market."