BlueOcean NutraSciences Inc. ("BlueOcean" or the "Company") announced the appointment of Dr. Marvin Heuer as BlueOcean's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2017. Marvin Heuer, M.D., a member of BlueOcean's Board of Directors, is the founder and Chief Executive of Heuer M.D. Research Inc. Dr. Heuer is an internationally accomplished medical research physician and executive with more than 30 years' experience in international and U.S. clinical research, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical development. As Chief Science Officer at Iovate Health Sciences International, Dr. Heuer formulated over 70 new nutraceutical and health products.

Dr. Heuer has practiced medicine for over 40 years, and has served as Chief Science Officer for Iovate Health Sciences International, Vice President of Clinical Research, IntegraMed America, Vice President &Director Worldwide of Research and Development, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals (now GlaxoSmithKline), Vice President of Research and Development, Wallace Laboratories (now Meda AB), and Vice President & Medical Director Worldwide, Ayerst Laboratories (now Pfizer). Gavin Bogle, JD, MBA, MSc, has been the company's President and CEO since August 2014. He will stay on the company's Board of Directors and continue advising the company on legal, patent and strategic matters.