FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, Colorado, Feb. 10, 2015 — Citing unreasonable demands for an uncompensated non-compete and interference in a business relationship, today, Mercury Healthcare International, Inc.’s founder Maria Todd announced that she is stepping down from her volunteer position on GHTC’s Board of Directors. Ms. Todd, was a founding member of the GHTC Executive Board and was appointed...
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