ST. LOUIS--TLC Vision’s (TLCV: Nasdaq) board of directors elected Warren Rustand to serve as chairman of the board. Rustand succeeds former chairman, Elias Vamvakas, who served in that position since 1994. Rustand has served as an independent director on the board since October 1997 as well as chairman of its audit committee.

In other news, the company announced that all resolutions proposed at the June 22 annual and special meeting were voted on and approved by shareholders. The resolutions approved include: share option plan stipulating the number of common shares reserved for issuance has been increased from 7,116,000 to 9,116,000 shares; election of all current directors to another one-year term; and the appointment of auditors Ernst & Young.