re: #54 Lidane

They’re a marketing group that finds excuses to sell pink shit while lobbying against anything that would actually help women with breast cancer.

You know, like how those oil industry front groups lobby to kill environmental laws.

Certainly raises my eyebrows that Komen board member, John Raffaelli, is also a lobbyist for the leading manufacturer of mammography and other breast imaging instruments, Hologic. Information on their CEO:

Robert A. Cascella
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Hologic, Inc.
Bedford , MA
Sector: HEALTHCARE / Medical Appliances & Equipment
Officer since February 2003

56 Years Old
Mr. Cascella has been one of our directors since June 2008. He has served as the our Chief Executive Officer since November 2009. He joined us in February 2003 as Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to President in September 2003. Prior to joining us, from 1998 to 2003, Mr. Cascella was a managing partner of CFG Capital LLC, an investment banking firm specializing in healthcare. Prior to joining CFG Capital, from 1995 to 1998, Mr. Cascella was Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Finance for NeoVision Corporation, a developer of 3D ultrasound technology used for real-time guidance of interventional breast procedures. Mr. Cascella received a B.S. in Finance from Fairfield University in 1978. As our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Cascella has direct responsibility for the Company?s strategy and operations. This position, together with his many years of experience in the healthcare industry, make him an invaluable contributor to the Board.