Cytori Appoints Tommy G. Thompson to its Board; Names Lloyd Dean Chairman (CYTX)

On April 28, 2011, Cytori Therapeutics CYTX elected the Honorable Tommy G. Thompson, former Secretary of the US Department of Health & Human Services and Governor of Wisconsin, as an independent member of Cytori's Board of Directors. In addition, the Company's Board of Directors has elected Mr. Lloyd H. Dean to serve as Chairman of the Board. Past Chairman Ronald D. Henriksen will continue to serve as an independent member of the Company's Board of Directors.