On April 21, 2015, the Board of Directors of Trimedyne, Inc. elected Edward D. Spriegel as a Director of the company. In addition, Mr. Spriegel was appointed Chairman of the Audit and Compensation Committees of the company, relieving Donald Baker of his duties thereunder. Edward D. Spriegel, age 77, currently is the Corporate Secretary and a Director of the ARCOA Group, an end-of-use assets services company, founded in 1990.

In addition, he is also the President of CIMCA, an insurance marketing and consulting services company, which he founded in 1965.