Avinger, Inc. announced that James G. Cullen has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective December 30, 2014. Mr. Cullen has served as a director of Johnson & Johnson since 1995. He was Presiding Director of the Johnson & Johnson board from 2003-2012, and is currently chairman of its audit committee.

Mr. Cullen currently serves as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Agilent Technologies, a position he has held since 2005. Cullen joined Agilent's board in 2000 and was recently named to the board of the company's new electronic measurement spin-off, Keysight Technologies. Cullen is also currently non-executive Chairman of the Board of Neustar, Inc. He joined Neustar's Board in 2005 and was elected Chairman in 2010.

In addition, he is a director and member of the investment and finance committees of Prudential Financial, Inc. Cullen retired as President, Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of Bell Atlantic Corporation (now Verizon). He assumed those positions in 1993. Prior to that he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, Inc. from 1989 to 1993.