Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Alberto R. Santa Ines |
CFO & Vice President, Finance |
| Donald P. Wood |
Chief Operations Officer |
| Kenneth P. Aron |
Chief Technology Officer |
| Brenton G.A. Hanlon |
Vice President, Sales&Marketing,Medical |
| Christopher M. Bernard |
Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
| Lou Ramondetta |
Vice President, Sales |
| Martin Mulroy |
Vice President of Veterinary Sales and Marketing, for North America |
| Vladimir E. Ostoich |
Vice President of Govt Affairs & Pac Rim |
| Achim Henkel |
Managing Director, E |
| Andy Koupas |
Area Sales Director, West |
| Bill Wilson |
Area Sales Director, Mid, Atlantic & Ohio Valley |
| Brett Stromatt |
Area Director, Sales, East |
| Frank Pickard |
Sales Director, Southeast |
| Matthew Rapp |
Area Director, Sales, West |
| Michael Solomon |
Director, Business Dev |
| Mike Petrunich |
Area Director, Sales, East |
| Randy Knick |
Area Sales Director, Central US |
| Richard Duncan |
Director, Sales, Piccolo Market |
| Rick Betts |
Abaxis' Director of Marketing |
| Ron Blasig |
Director, Marketing, Piccolo |
| Valerie Goodwin |
Director, Marketing, Veterinary Diagnostics |
| Barbel Kohler |
European Sales and Marketing Manager |
| Chris Ballinger |
Area Sales Manager, Southeast |
| Gerard Cabrera |
Area Sales Manager, Northeast |
| Jeff Sumpter |
Area Sales Manager, South Central |
| John Therrien |
Area Sales Manager, Mid, West |
| Larry Lem |
Abaxis Hematology Product Manager |
| Torrey Inez |
Area Sales Manager, Southwest |
Board of Directors
Clinton H. Severson has served as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors since June 1996. He
was appointed Chairman of the Board in May 1998. Since November 2006, Mr. Severson served on the Board of Directors of
CytoCore, Inc. (OTCBB: CYCR). From February 1989 to May 1996, Mr. Severson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
MAST Immunosystems, Inc., a privately-held medical diagnostic company
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
President,CEO & Board Chairman |
Current |
| Cytocore Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| Mast Immunosystems Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Mast Immunosystems Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Cytocore, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
CFO & Vice President, Finance |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director |
Former |
| Lam Research Corporation |
Manager |
Former |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Finance Manager |
Former |
Donald P. Wood has served as the Company’s Chief Operations Officer since April 2009. Mr. Wood joined us in October 2007 as
Vice President of Operations. From April 2003 to September 2007, Mr. Wood was the Vice President of Operations of Cholestech
Corporation (Nasdaq: CTEC), a medical products manufacturing company which was subsequently acquired by Inverness Medical
Innovations, Inc. in September 2007. From July 2001 to March 2003, Mr. Wood served as Vice President of Bone Health, a business
unit of Quidel Corporation, a manufacturing and marketer of point-of-care diagnostics, and was responsible for Bone Health Product
Operations, Device Research and Development, and Sales and Marketing. He also served as Quidel’s Vice President of Ultrasound
Operations from August 1999 to July 2001. Prior to joining Quidel, Mr. Wood was the Director of Ultrasound Operations for Metra
Biosystems Inc., a developer and manufacturing company of point-of-care products for osteoporosis, from July 1998 to August 1999
prior to Quidel’s acquisition of Metra Biosystems Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Chief Operations Officer |
Current |
| Co-Operations Inc |
Company S Vice President |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Former |
| Cholestech Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Former |
| Quidel Corporation |
Vice President, Ultrasound Operations |
Former |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| CardioGenesis Corporation |
Vice President of Research, Development and Engineering |
Former |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Vice President of Research and Development |
Former |
Brenton G. A. Hanlon joined our Board of Directors in November 1996. Since January 2001, Mr. Hanlon has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics, a manufacturer of in vitro allergy diagnostic products. Concurrently, from December 1996 until the present, Mr. Hanlon has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Tri-Continent Scientific, a subsidiary of Hitachi Chemical. From 1989 to December 1996, Mr. Hanlon was Vice President and General Manager of Tri-Continent Scientific. Mr. Hanlon serves on the board of directors of two privately held companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
Current |
| Cytyc Corporation |
Regional Business Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Vice President of Veterinary Sales and Marketing, for North America |
Current |
| Veterinary Sales |
Company S Vice President |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Director, Natl Sales |
Former |
| Mast Immunosystems Inc. |
Regional Sales Manager |
Former |
Vladimir E. Ostoich, Ph.D., one of our co-founders, is currently our Vice President of Government Affairs and Vice President of Marketing for the Pacific Rim. Dr. Ostoich has served as Vice President in various capacities at Abaxis since our inception, including as Vice President of Research and Development, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Vice President of Engineering and Instrument Manufacturing and Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the United States and Canada.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Vice President of Govt Affairs & Pac Rim |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Managing Director, E |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
European Sales and Marketing Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Director, West |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Manager, West |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Director, Mid, Atlantic & Ohio Valley |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Manager, Southeast |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Director, Sales, East |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Sales Director, Southeast |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Director, Sales, West |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Director, Sales, East |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Director, Central US |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Director, Sales, Piccolo Market |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Director, Sales, Piccolo Market |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Director, Marketing, Piccolo |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Director, Marketing, Piccolo |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Director, Marketing, Veterinary Diagnostics |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
European Sales and Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Manager, Southeast |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Manager, Northeast |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Manager, South Central |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Manager, Mid, West |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Abaxis Hematology Product Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Area Sales Manager, Southwest |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Credence Systems Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fair Isaac Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| Lam Research Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Lam Research Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| California Pacific Medical Center |
|
Former |
| Pathology Inc. |
Chair |
Former |
| Scripps Clinic |
Chairman of Pathology |
Former |
Prithipal Singh, Ph.D. joined the Board of Directors in June 1992. Prior to retiring, Dr. Singh was the Founder, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of ChemTrak Inc. (Pink Sheets: CMTR) from 1988 to 1998. Prior to this, Dr. Singh was an Executive Vice
President of Idetec Corporation from 1985 to 1988 and a Vice President of Syva Corporation from 1977 to 1985.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Dr. Richard Bastiani, former Chairman of ID Biomedical, has an impressive track record in the life sciences industry with considerable operational expertise in developing and commercializing innovative technology, and building successful businesses. Dr. Bastiani has served on the board of Abaxis Inc, which specializes in point of care diagnostics, since September 1995. He is a director and co founder of DiscoverRx, which is focused on high throughput screening and proteomics products for pharmaceutical drug discovery. Previously, Dr. Bastiani was President of Dendreon, a biotechnology company developing cell based therapies for treatment of cancer, until September 1999. For approximately 25 years, Dr. Bastiani held a number of positions, including President, of Syva Company in Palo Alto, California.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Response Biomedical Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Satoris, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Abaxis, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dendreon Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Id Biomedical Corp |
Chairman |
Former |
| Michigan State University |
PhD In Organic Chemistry |
Former |
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