On July 31, 2013, the Board of Directors of Health Discovery Corporation increased the size of the Board of Directors to seven directors. Mr. William Quirk was appointed to the Board of Directors to fill the open position. Mr. Quirk was appointed by a unanimous vote of the directors present at the meeting.

Messrs. Kaplan, Kowbel, Norris, and Winger all voted for Mr. Quirk's appointment. Mr. Quirk, age 71, was the first outside director to join the Board in October 2005 and served until June 2008, during which time he provided critical financial and business resources to the company.

The Company also announced that Mr. Kevin Kowbel, the new Chairman of the Board of Directors, will serve as interim Chief Executive Officer without pay. Further, Mr. Kowbel submitted his entire allotment of director options to the company for cancellation so that they can be used as necessary to execute company business.