New Members are “Atlantans of Stellar Achievement”

May 27, 2009 – The National Health Museum (NHM) today announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Trustees from Atlanta:

• David R. Bellaire, Partner, Bain & Company.
  Mr. Bellaire, a senior partner in the Atlanta office of the international consulting firm Bain & Company, has more than 25 years of experience counseling health-related companies on issues including corporate strategy, product launch and merger/integration.

• R. Jackson Kelly, Vice President and Director of Investor Relations, The Coca-Cola Company.
  Mr. Kelly served on the founding board of Brand Atlanta, co-chaired the 2008 Chairman’s Campaign for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and chairs the board of the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

• Russell M. Medford, MD, PhD, President and CEO, Salutria Pharmaceuticals.
  Dr. Medford previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of AtheroGenics, Inc., an Atlanta-based company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases.  He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

• Parker H. “Pete” Petit, President, The Petit Group.
  Mr. Petit has founded several successful health-related companies including Matria Healthcare and Healthdyne, Inc.  An active philanthropist, he endowed the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences at Georgia Tech and the Petit Science Teaching Laboratory building at Georgia State University.

“We are proud to welcome these four Atlantans of stellar achievement to the NHM Board,” said Sullivan.  “Each of them enjoys the respect of their peers in the Atlanta community as well as the larger global business arena.”

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