John Weston named chief operating officer of the Prostate Cancer Foundation

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JOHN WESTON was named chief operating officer and executive vice president of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Most recently Weston served as public affairs department chair and chief marketing officer for the Mayo Clinic. He began his career at Mars Inc., held senior leadership positions at FedEx and was the chief marketing and corporate development officer for a valuation firm in Los Angeles.

Weston served on Mayo Clinic’s Board of Governors and was executive director of the clinic’s Office of Brand Management. He also served on the board of the Paralysis Project of America and was on the advisory boards of the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University and the University of Arkansas Walton School of Business.

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