Enlarge / FAYETTEVILLE, NC – DECEMBER 06: President-elect Donald Trump shakes the hand of retired U.S. Marine General James Mattis after nominating him for Secretary of Defense. (credit: Getty | Sara D. Davis )
Over at Theranos, some big names are out, one notable name is staying put, and some others were accidentally outed.
On Thursday, the disgraced blood testing company announced that members of its distinguished yet puzzling “board of counselors” would be stepping down January 1. Those members include former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and George Shultz, former defense secretary William Perry, and former senators Sam Nunn and Bill Frist. Also going is Riley Bechtel, chairman of the country’s largest construction and civil engineering company, who served on Theranos’ board of directors.
Notably absent from the list of high-profile departures is retired Marine Corps Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis. The four-star general, who joined Theranos’ board of directors in 2013, just so happens to also be President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary. Trump formally announced the nomination Tuesday evening.
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Source: Ars Technica – Trump’s “Mad Dog” stays as Theranos cuts figureheads and outs investors