NEWPORT BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - January 19, 2011) - The Forum for Corporate Directors (FCD) announced today the 2011 Director of the Year Honorees who will be recognized at the 16th Annual Director of the Year Awards and dinner on Thursday, February 17, at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Michael A. Mussallem, chairman and chief executive officer of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, is the special guest host for the evening.