Innovative Blood Resources Announces New COO/CFO

ST. PAUL, Minn., April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Innovative Blood Resources is excited to announce the addition of Mr. Jeffrey D. Allen in the new, combined role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Innovative Blood Resources' Chief Executive Officer Donald C. Berglund made the announcement today, adding that Mr. Allen will help Innovative Blood Resources, and its divisions Memorial Blood Centers and Nebraska Community Blood Bank, sustain the non-profit's mission of providing blood and biomedical services to help patients in need.

In addition to connecting people and saving lives through blood donation, Innovative Blood Resources is committed to advancing blood therapies by working with our partners to improve blood and biomedical services. "The combined position of COO/CFO was created to align the organization's structure to better meet the changing needs of our health care partners," said Mr. Berglund. Mr. Allen brings more than 20 years of experience in health care, with significant blood center experience.

Mr. Allen commented, "I am honored to be joining such a great team with Innovative Blood Resources, and I am looking forward to building on the success that has enabled IBR to be a trusted Minnesota and Nebraska community resource for many decades." 

About Innovative Blood Resources
Innovative Blood Resources is a nonprofit 501(c)3 charitable organization operating two nationally-recognized, community-based blood centers—Minnesota-based Memorial Blood Centers and Nebraska Community Blood Bank, based in Lincoln—that provide comprehensive blood products and advanced laboratory services, and enhanced value-driven solutions for hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare partners. Clinical staff also offers expertise in biomedical research and transfusion medicine to help clients adaptively meet future economic and healthcare changes.

SOURCE Innovative Blood Resources