International Dispensing Corporation announced the appointment of three new independent Board members – Leon Gianneschi, Ph.D., Michael Azeez and Douglas Blagdon. The appointments are the result of the decision of the Board of Directors to increase the size of the IDC Board to six members and to appoint independent directors to fill the open positions. Leon Gianneschi, Ph.D., currently the principal in his own consulting firm, has over 30 years of leadership, strategy development, commercial and operating experience related to specialty businesses. He has extensive expertise in the barrier/dispense flexible packaging and specialty chemical sectors. Mr. Gianneschi held various executive positions over a more than 20-year period with affiliates of Scholle Corporation, including being CEO and President of Scholle IPN. Michael Azeez is currently involved in various venture capital and real estate investment activities as well as a number of non-profit entities.