SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - May 17, 2013) - PURE Bioscience (
Pfanzelter previously served as senior vice president of Kellogg Company, president of Kellogg's Specialty Channels, and president of Kellogg Canada while also serving as part of the Kellogg Executive Committee and Global Leadership Team. He has also served on the board of the International Food Service Manufacturer's Association as chairman and a member of its executive committee. Pfanzelter currently serves on the board of directors of Doctor's Associates, the parent company of Subway Restaurants, as well as on Wrigley Foods' Advisory Board of Directors.
Pfanzelter stated: "I am honored to be named chairman of PURE's board. The company has endured a rough road during the extensive processes of R&D, regulatory approvals and product development and is engaged in notably long sales cycles. Despite these challenges, the board remains confident in PURE's ability to overcome the high hurdle of market acceptance. I look forward to working closely with Michael and the PURE management team."
Krall added: "Dave is a great fit for the future of SDC and PURE Bioscience, and I welcome the opportunity to expand our leadership resources while strengthening our corporate governance. Dave's extensive experience is invaluable to PURE as we move through the final steps of evaluation by several key potential customers, including those in the food industry and within the military."
"We acknowledge the need to right-size our organization while still moving aggressively toward closing sales in our target markets yet staying nimble enough to successfully operate the business," continued Krall. "To that end, we have reduced costs and personnel in all departments other than sales and marketing as we continue the push toward meaningful revenues. We've also established high-capacity outsourcing options for manufacturing to remain positioned to timely fill orders as necessary."
PURE has cut total wage expenditures by more than 30% through the elimination of manufacturing, research and development, administrative and executive positions. The company has also reduced G&A expenses related to professional services, including legal and consulting fees, public relations and investor relations. Furthermore, PURE's corporate officers and directors have elected to defer the majority of cash compensation, effective immediately.
About PURE Bioscience, Inc. PURE Bioscience, Inc. develops and markets technology-based bioscience products that provide solutions to numerous global health challenges, including Staph (MRSA) and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)/NDM-1+. PURE's proprietary high efficacy/low toxicity bioscience technologies, including its silver dihydrogen citrate-based antimicrobials, represent innovative advances in diverse markets and lead today's global trend toward industry and consumer use of "green" products while providing competitive advantages in efficacy and safety. Patented SDC is an electrolytically generated source of stabilized ionic silver, which formulates well with other compounds. As a platform technology, SDC is distinguished from competitors in the marketplace because of its superior efficacy, reduced toxicity and the inability of bacteria to form a resistance to it. PURE is headquartered in El Cajon, California (San Diego metropolitan area). Additional information on PURE is available at www.purebio.com .
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