On March 12, 2013, Richard T. Spencer III resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Bioheart, Inc. On March 12, 2013, Kristin Comella was appointed to serve as a member of its Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting, her earlier resignation or death. Ms. Comella was appointed Chief Scientific Officer in September 2010. Ms. Comella has served as its Vice President of R&D and Corporate Development since December 2008 and has played a major role in managing its product development, manufacturing and quality systems since joining Bioheart in 2004.