I wanted to take a moment to welcome Mark Lauroesch as the new Executive Director of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) following the retirement of longtime director Herb Wamsley. Lauroesch was previously in house counsel with Corning for 20 years, including 10 years as VP and General IP Counsel. Congratulations on the new role!
Phil Johnson (J&J) remains president of the IPO Board of Directors with Carl Horton (GE) as VP and Kevin Rhodes (3M) as treasurer.