April 29 (Reuters) - Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX) International
Inc VRX.TO :
* Valeant announces nominees for election to board of
directors
* Three new independent directors nominated to board
* Independent directors nominated to board; five independent
directors will not be standing for re-election
* Five independent directors will not be standing for
re-election
* Says neither Pearson (LON:PSON) nor Howard B. Schiller will be
standing for re-election
* Joseph Papa has been nominated for election to board
* Five current independent directors nominated for
re-election are William Ackman, Frederic Eshelman, Stephen
Fraidin, Robert Hale, Thomas Ross
* Five independent directors not standing for re-election
are Ronald Farmer, Colleen Goggins, Theo Melas-Kyriazi, G. Mason
Morfit, Norma Provencio
* Nominating and governance committee recommended 3
additional independent directors Argeris N. Karabelas, Russel C.
Robertson, Amy B. Wechsler
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