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Market Cap:$258.5M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$79.7M
  • Public
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Kensey Nash Corporation is a medical device company and a pioneer in the development of a wide variety of products for the cardiovascular, endovascular, sports medicine, spine and trauma marketplaces. Since the Company's founding in 1984, more than five million of its products have been implanted in patients, helping to improve the quality of people's lives worldwide. Kensey Nash Corporation is a leading developer and manufacturer of resorbable medical implants. Our capabilities and expertise have enabled us to develop relationships with several major medical device companies to whom we provide many hard and soft tissue repair products. One such example our successful collaborative relationship with Orthovita, Inc. has resulted in the commercial launch of several bone grafting materials for use in the repair of spine, osteoporotic fractures and trauma injury. As the inventor and developer of the Angio-Seal Vascular Closure Device, Kensey Nash Corporation pioneered the concept of arterial closure and was the first to place a resorbable biomaterial component into the human vascular system. Today, the Angio-Seal device (which is manufactured, marketed and sold by our licensee St. Jude Medical) is the leading arterial closure device in the world. The Company's most recent advance into the endovascular market is with the ThromCat Thrombectomy System, a fully disposable mechanical catheter system designed to remove thrombus or blood clots...

CEO, President and Secretary
Joseph W. Kaufmann
Number of Employees 302
Contact Information

735 Pennsylvania Dr

Exton, Pennsylvania 19341

kenseynash.com

(484) 713-2100

NAICS Code Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing: 339112

Recent Events

  • CBB, LTC, PVR, VITA, AWR, KNDL Expected To Be Lower After Earnings

    11/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Market Report -- Short Stories KNSY

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Kensey Nash Q1 Profit Declines, Yet Tops Street View; Guides FY10 - Update

    10/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BUYINS.NET: Short Sale Recap. Highest % Of Daily Trading Volume Short All Exchanges Combined For...

    9/25/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Synthes and Kensey Nash Announce Strategic Agreement for Extracellular Matrix Products

    8/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Kensey Nash Corporation KNSY Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results

    8/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Kensey Nash Corporation Announces its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End 2009 Earnings Release Date...

    7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • Kensey Nash Corp. F4Q08 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-21

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions. We have a question from the line of Sean Bevick with SIG. Please go ahead. Sean Bevick - SIG Good morning, guys. Joe Kaufmann Good morning. Sean Bevick - SIG It appears you guys captured some sort of premium on Orthovita’s...

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  • Kensey Nash Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-04-29

    Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator instructions Our first question is from the line of Dave Turkaly with SIG. Please go ahead. Dave Turkaly – SIG Thanks a lot. When we look at the Biomaterials sales, I know that MacroPore was in there and had a pretty good...

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  • Kensey Nash Corporation F2Q08 (Qtr End 12/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-01-25

    Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We do have a question from the line of David Turkaly from SFG. Please go ahead. Shawn Bevec - Susquehanna Financial Group Good morning. This is Shawn Bevec in for Dave. Joseph W. Kaufmann - President, CEO Good morning. Shawn Bevec - Susquehanna Financial...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Joseph W. Kaufmann CEO, President and Secretary
Kenneth R Kensey Co-Founder
Douglas G. Evans Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Secretary and Director
Michael Celano Chief Financial Officer
Donald L. Daveler Vice President of, Quality Assurance
Gregory A. Walters Vice President of Product, Development
Guenter Ernst Vice President of, European Sales
Holly C. Harrity Vice President of, Business Development
James Rauth Vice President of, Operations
James Ted Vice President, Operations
Jeffrey C. Kelly Vice President, Intellectual Property
John E. Nash Vice President of New Technologies
June E. Sheets Vice President of, Human Resources
Kevin Carouge Vice President of, Biomaterials Market
M. Kevin Carouge Vice President, Biomaterials Market Dev
Robert A. Combs Vice President of, Sales and Marketing
Robin Fatzinger Vice President of
Russell T. Kronengold Vice President of, Biomaterials Research
Todd M. DeWitt Vice President of, Biomaterials
James M. Elmer Senior Director, Production
Rodney W. Bosley Senior Director, Business Dev
Ronald A. Metro Senior Director, Sales
Ryan D. Lake Principal Finance Officer & Director, Finance & Interim Principal Accounting Officer
Wendy F. Dicicco Chief Financial Officer
G Evans
Kensey Nash
ROBERT BOBB Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Walter R. Maupay Chairman of the Board, Director
C. Mccollister Evarts Board of Directors
Ceasar N. Anquillare Board of Directors
Harold N. Chefitz Board of Directors
Kim D. Rosenberg Board of Directors
Steven J. Lee Board of Directors

Mr. Kaufmann has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of our company since 1995, as Secretary since 1989, and as a director since 1992. Mr. Kaufmann joined Kensey Nash in 1989 as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed Vice President, Finance and Administration in January 1994. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Kaufmann held executive finance positions at divisions of both Hanson, PLC and Syntex Corporation. Mr. Kaufmann received a B.S. degree in Accounting from St. Joseph’s University.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation CEO, President and Secretary Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Board of Directors Current
St. Joseph's University B.S. Degree In Accounting Former

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Rheologics, Inc. Chairman & Chief Scientific Officer Current
Rheologics, Inc. Founder and Director Current
Origin Inc. Current
Rheologics, Inc. Director Current
Kensey Nash Corporation CEO Former
Johnson & Johnson Former

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Kensey Nash Corporation Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Secretary and Director Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Board of Directors Former
The Pennsylvania State University Masters Degree In Business Management Former
The Pennsylvania State University B.S. Degree In Engineering Science Former

Mr. Celano has extensive experience in life sciences where he spent 24 years in public accounting as a partner with KPMG and Arthur Andersen holding life science leadership positions in both firms. He served more than forty life sciences clients and was the lead audit partner for sixteen different public life sciences companies. In addition, he was the lead partner on twenty-two initial public offerings, and he has worked on over 100 public offerings and over sixty corporate partner and merger/acquisition transactions. After his public accounting experience, Mr. Celano became the Chief Financial Officer for BioRexis Pharmaceutical Corporation, a privately held venture-funded company that was acquired by Pfizer in February 2007. Most recently, Mr. Celano was the Managing Director, National Life Sciences Practice, for Aon Corporation of Philadelphia, PA. While at Aon, Mr. Celano led business development activities in key U.S. markets focused on product/clinical trial and D&O enterprise risk. Mr. Celano is also on the board of a publicly held medical diagnostics company.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Aon Risk Services Inc. Managing Director Current
OraSure Technologies, Inc. Chairman Current
Biorexis Pharmaceutical Corporation Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Former
Aon Corporation Managing Director, National Life Sciences Practice Former
KPMG International Partner Former
Arthur Andersen LLP Partner Former
OraSure Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Former
St. Joseph's University B.S. Degree In Accounting Former
Princeton University Former

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, Quality Assurance Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of Product, Development Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, European Sales Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, Business Development Current

Mr. Rauth, P.E. is our Vice President of Operations. Mr. Rauth was appointed to Vice President of Operations in October 2001. He had previously held the position of Director of Operations since May of 1999. Prior to joining the Company in 1999, Mr. Rauth was employed with Merck and Co. in various supervisory and management positions from 1995 through 1999. From 1986 through 1995, Mr. Rauth was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy holding various supervisory and leadership positions. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Rauth is a Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, Operations Current
Pennsylvania, Inc. Professional Engineer Current
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute M.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former
The Pennsylvania State University B.S. In Chemical Engineering Former

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President, Operations Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President, Intellectual Property Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Senior Director, Legal Affairs Former

Mr. Nash is a co-founder of Kensey Nash, is currently the Vice President of New Technologies. Mr. Nash served as a director from 1984 until his retirement from the Board in December 2007. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice President from 1984 to October 1998. Prior to his co-founding our company, Mr. Nash was employed by Syntex Corporation in a number of engineering and development positions within its Syntex Dental subsidiary, including Vice President of Research and Development. Mr. Nash holds qualifications in Mechanical and Production Engineering from Kingston College of Technology in the United Kingdom and is a Registered Professional Engineer in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of New Technologies Current
New Technologies, Inc. Vice President Current
The Nash Company Co-Founder Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Board of Directors Current
Syntex Corporation Former

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, Human Resources Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, Biomaterials Market Current
Washington College Former

Mr. Carouge is our Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Carouge joined the Company in August 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Carouge was with Synthes USA for 18 years, a medical device company specializing in instruments, implants and biomaterials. He was President of the Orthobiologic and Maxillofacial Divisions and most recently Vice President of Corporate Business Development. Mr. Carouge’s broad technical, sales, and business development expertise includes the strategic areas of biotechnology, craniofacial, spine, and general orthopedic technologies. Prior to his employment with Synthes USA, he was with The Upjohn Company (now part of Pfizer) for six years. Mr. Carouge is a graduate of Washington College and has completed executive continuing studies at Wharton School, Stanford, and Columbia University.

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President, Biomaterials Market Dev Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, Sales and Marketing Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of Current

Dr. Kronengold, Ph.D. is our Vice President of Biomaterials Research. Dr. Kronengold was appointed to Vice President of Biomaterials Research in September 2004. He has held several positions within the Company since he joined in 1997. Prior to his association with the Company, Dr. Kronengold was a Research Consultant with Integra LifeSciences Corporation. Dr. Kronengold holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School / Rutgers University and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, Biomaterials Research Current
Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. Former
Carnegie Mellon University M.S. In Biomedical Engineering Former
Carnegie Mellon University B.S. In Chemical Engineering Former

Mr. DeWitt is our Vice President of Biomaterials. Mr. DeWitt was appointed as our Vice President of Biomaterials in August 2000. He had served as our Director of Polymer Products from May 1996 to 2000. Mr. DeWitt has held several positions at the Company since he joined in 1988, including Product Development Manager and Model Shop Manager. Prior to his employment with the Company, Mr. DeWitt held positions in the field of tool design and manufacturing with various companies including The Stanley Works and Doehler Jarvis Division of National Lead. Mr. DeWitt holds a B.A. degree in liberal arts from West Chester State University.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Vice President of, Biomaterials Current
Biomaterials Vice President Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Senior Director, Production Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Senior Director, Business Dev Current

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Kensey Nash Corporation Senior Director, Sales Current

Mr. Lake was appointed as our Director of Finance in October 2008. Mr. Lake has served in various senior roles at the Company since 2002. He had previously held the position of our Director of Accounting since 2007. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Lake served as our Senior Accounting and Compliance Manager. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Lake served the Company as General Accounting Manager. From 1999 until he joined the Company in 2002, Mr. Lake was an Accounting and Audit Senior at the public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Prior to that, Mr. Lake was an accountant at the forensic accounting firm Nihill & Riedley, P.C. Mr. Lake holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Principal Finance Officer & Director, Finance & Interim Principal Accounting Officer Current

Wendy F. DiCicco, 41, has served as a Director of the Company since 2006. Ms. DiCicco has served as Chief Financial Officer of Kensey Nash Corporation, a publicly traded medical technology company, since 1998. From 1996 to 1998, she was Controller of Kensey Nash Corporation. She was an Accounting and Audit Manager with Deloitte & Touche from 1994 to 1996. From 1990 to 1994, she held positions of Staff Accountant and Senior Accountant with Deloitte & Touche. Ms. DiCicco graduated from Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science with a B.S. degree in Accounting. Ms. DiCicco is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives International.

Organization Position Status
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors Current
II-VI Incorporated Director Current
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Controller Former
Philadelphia University B.S. Degree In Accounting Former

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Kensey Nash Corporation Current
The Pennsylvania State University Masters degree in Business Management Former

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Kensey Nash Corporation Current

Mr. Maupay has been a director of our company since June 1995. Prior to his retirement in 1995, Mr. Maupay was a group executive with Bristol-Myers Squibb and President of Calgon Vestal Laboratories. From 1988 to December 1994, Mr. Maupay served as President of Calgon Vestal Laboratories, then a division of Merck & Co. Mr. Maupay spent 33 years in corporate and divisional positions at Merck & Co. Mr. Maupay received a B.S. degree in Pharmacy from Temple University and an M.B.A. degree from Lehigh University. Mr. Maupay is a director of SyntheMed, Inc., PolyMedica Corporation, and Cubist Pharmaceuticals and is also a director of several private companies.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Chairman of the Board, Director Current
Synthemed, Inc. Board of Directors Current
PolyMedica Corporation Board of Directors Current
Merck & Co. Inc. President Former
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Group Executive Former
Corporate Governance Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Former
Temple University B.S. Degree In Pharmacy Former

Dr. Evarts has been a director of our company since July 2000. Dr. Evarts is currently one of three Distinguished University Professors at the University of Rochester and Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Evarts had been Chief Executive Officer of the University of Rochester Medical Center and Senior Vice President and Vice Provost for Health Affairs at the University of Rochester. In addition, Dr. Evarts was the Chief Executive Officer of The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, as well as the Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, College of Medicine. Previously, Dr. Evarts served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Medical Center and Vice President for Development. Prior to that, he was Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Evarts holds an A.B. degree from Colgate University. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and served his internship and residency at the University of Rochester Strong Memorial Hospital. Dr. Evarts is a former board member of Carpenter Tech, The Hershey Foods Corporation, and board chair of the Hershey Trust. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine.

Organization Position Status
Hershey Trust Company Board Chair Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Board of Directors Current
Penn State College of Medicine University Professor Former
Hershey Foods Corporation Director Former
Carpenter Technology Corporation Director Former
Colgate University A.B. Degree Former
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry Former

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Winchester Capital, LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
Winchester Capital, LLC Chairman Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Board of Directors Current
Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Adviser Former
Fairfield University B.A. In Political Science Former

Mr. Chefitz has been a director of our company since June 1995. Mr. Chefitz has many years of experience in investment banking and venture capital in the healthcare industry. For more than seven years he has been Chairman of Notch Hill Advisors, a private management company, advisors to CK Capital L.P., a private fund. He is also a member of Boston University Medical School Alzheimer Advisory Board and he is a director of Barr Pharmaceutical, Inc. From May 2004 to December 2005, Mr. Chefitz was a Managing Partner at QuanStar Group, LLC. In addition, he was a Senior Managing Director of Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co. LLC from June 1995 through November 1998. From March 1993 until March 1995, he served as a Managing Director and Head of Healthcare Investment Banking for Prudential Securities Incorporated in New York City. Mr. Chefitz received a B.S. degree from Boston University and attended Boston College Law School. Mr Chefitz is a member of our company's audit committee and qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined under SEC rules promulgated under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

Organization Position Status
Kensey Nash Corporation Board of Directors Current
The Quanstar Group, LLC Managing Partner Former
Boston University B.S. Degree Former
Boston College Law School Former

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Kensey Nash Corporation Board of Directors Current
American Express Company Senior Vice President Former
Citicorp Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania B.S. In Economics Former

Bob has been a successful private equity investor for his own account since 1978. His investments have covered a wide breadth of industries, including commercial real estate, banking, steel processing, beer distribution, equipment rental, logistics and construction materials. He is able to add value to portfolio companies by making such contributions as executive recruitment, incentive program development, labor relations, working capital management, strategic planning and financing. Prior to beginning his investment career, Bob worked for the law firm of Hopkins and Sutter as an attorney. In addition, Bob worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and as the law clerk to the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He holds a B.S. from Western Michigan University and a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame. Bob is on the Board of Directors of Kensey Nash, a publicly held medical device company.

Organization Position Status
Cardinal Growth Owner Current
Cardinal Growth Chairman Current
The Unimark Group, Inc. Chairman Current
Cardinal Growth, L.P. Chairman Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Director Current
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit law clerk to the Chief Judge Former
University of Notre Dame Law School J.D. Degree Former
University of Notre Dame J.D. Former
Western Michigan University B.S. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Kenyon & Kenyon Llp chemist Current
Xilas Medical, Inc. Chairman Current
Kensey Nash Corporation Board of Directors Current
ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director Current
Repligen Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
PolyMedica Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Repligen Corporation President Former
PolyMedica Corporation President Former
PolyMedica Corporation Founder Former
Repligen Corporation Executive Officer Former
Fordham University Associate Professor of Chemistry Former
Cahill Gordon & Reindel Llp associate attorney Former
PolyMedica Corporation Chairman Former
Repligen Corporation Director Former
Fordham University Law School Juris Doctor Degree Former
Fordham University Juris Doctor degree Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Fordham University Law School B.A. Former

Executive News

  • Insider Transactions

    Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/20/09 - View Story

  • Insider Transactions

    Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/13/09 - View Story

  • Kenneth Kensey, Inventor of the Angio-Seal(R), Dies at 58

    PR Newswire - 7/09/09 - View Story

  • Insider Transactions

    Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/06/09 - View Story

  • ThromCat(R) XT(TM) Thrombectomy Catheter System Receives CE Mark

    PR Newswire - 6/23/09 - View Story

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     KNSY $23.31 +0.22 (0.95% )
Average Volume 65,063
Shares Outstanding 11.09M
Market Cap 258.6M
Year High 29.73
Year Low 15.11
Earnings Per Share 1.70
P/E Ratio 13.71
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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