Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Christopher G. Chavez |
President, Neuromodulation Division |
| Denis M. Gestin |
President, International Division |
| Eric Fain |
President, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division |
| Frank J. Callaghan |
President, Cardiovascular Division |
| Jane J. Song |
President, Atrial Fibrillation Division |
| Michael T. Rousseau |
Group President |
| John C. Heinmiller |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Mark D Carlson |
Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division |
| Thomas R. Northenscold |
Vice President, Information Technology & Chief Information Officer |
| Angela D. Craig |
Vice President, Corporate Relations |
| Pamela S. Krop |
Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
| Paul Bae |
Vice President, Human Resources |
| John Caldwell |
Regional Sales Director |
Board of Directors
John W. Brown is Chairman of the Board of InHealth. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Stryker Corporation, a position he has held since 1980. Mr. Brown started his distinguished career as an engineer for the Ormet Corporation, an aluminum manufacturer, and then worked for Thiokol Chemical Corporation where he developed rocket propellants. In 1972, Mr. Brown became President of Edward Weck & Company, a subsidiary of Squibb Corporation, a position he held until 1977 when he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Stryker Corporation after the death of Lee Stryker, son of company founder Dr. Homer Stryker. Under Mr. Brown's leadership, Stryker went public in 1977 and steadfastly expanded its product lines. The company grew from $23 million in revenue in 1977 to over $4.9 billion by 2005, and the number of employees increased from 325 to 15,000 during the same period. Mr. Brown is a Director of National City Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio. He is also a Director of the American Business Conference, a coalition of Chief Executive Officers of mid-size, high growth companies. Mr. Brown serves as a governor-appointee on the Michigan Economic Development Committee, is a Board member of Southwest Michigan First, Greater Kalamazoo United Way and the Southwest Michigan Healthcare Coalition.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Inhealth |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Stryker Bertec Medical, Inc. |
Chairman of The Board |
Current |
| Stryker Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Advanced Medical Technology Association |
Director |
Current |
| National City Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Arthur D. Little, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Stryker Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Business Conference |
Director |
Current |
| Mlt Research Limited |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Greater Kalamazoo United Way |
Board Member |
Current |
| Southwest Michigan First |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Stryker Bertec Medical, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Stryker Bertec Medical, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Gen-Probe Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Ormet Corporation |
Engineer |
Former |
| Squibb Corporation |
|
Former |
| Gen-Probe Inc. |
Chairman, Stryker Corporation |
Former |
| Southwest Michigan First |
Chairman, Stryker Corporation |
Former |
| Stryker Bertec Medical, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Auburn University |
Bachelor's Degree In Chemical Engineering |
Former |
Stuart M. Essig has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Integra since December 1997. Before joining Integra, Mr. Essig supervised the medical technology practice at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a managing director. Mr. Essig had ten years of broad health care experience at Goldman Sachs serving as a senior merger and acquisitions advisor to a broad range of domestic and international medical technology, pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients. Mr. Essig received an A.B. degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and an MBA and a Ph.D. degree in Financial Economics from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business. Mr. Essig also serves on the Board of Directors of St. Jude Medical Corporation, and Advamed, the Advanced Medical Technology Association.
Christopher G. Chavez became a member of our board of directors in June 2002. He is president and chief executive officer of Advanced Neuromodulation Systems (ANS), a division of St. Jude Medical, Inc. Prior to joining ANS, Mr. Chavez was vice president of worldwide marketing and strategic planning for Eastman Kodak?s Health Imaging Division where the division?s five worldwide profit centers reported to him. From 1981 to 1997, Mr. Chavez was with Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc., a major division of Johnson & Johnson. While with J&J, he progressed through several positions in finance, strategic planning, domestic and international marketing, new business development and general management. His most recent position was vice president and general manager of the Infection Prevention Business Unit, one of four worldwide business units with approximately one-half billion dollars in sales. Mr. Chavez currently serves on the board of the North Texas Visiting Nurse Association, the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (chairman) and the Dallas/Fort Worth Health Industry Council.
Mr. Starks has served as a director since October 2002. Mr. Starks is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Jude Medical and has served in this role since May 2004. From February 2001 to May 2004, Mr. Starks served as St. Jude Medical's President and Chief Operating Officer. From April 1998 to February 2001, Mr. Starks served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cardiac Rhythm Management Division of St. Jude Medical. Prior to this, Mr. Starks served as President of Daig Corporation and then as the Chief Executive Office of the Daig Division of St. Jude Medical after its merger into St. Jude Medical in 1996. Mr. Starks has been a director of St. Jude Medical since 1996.
Denis Gestin was named President of the International Division in January 2008. He was previously named President of SJM Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada in August 2004. He joined St. Jude Medical in 1997, managing cardiac rhythm management and catheter product sales in France. He was named Managing Director of St. Jude Medical France in 1999 and was promoted to Vice President, Northern Europe and Africa in 2002.
Mr. Gestin has more than 20 years experience in the medical technology industry in Europe, including 10 years at ELA Medical. He holds an advanced business degree from the Ecole des Cadres in Paris, France.
Eric Fain, M.D., was promoted to President of the St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division (CRMD) in July 2007. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Development and Clinical/Regulatory Affairs for CRMD since January 2005.
Dr. Fain became Senior Vice President, Clinical/Regulatory Affairs of St. Jude Medical's Cardiac Rhythm Management business in June 1998. In this position, he was responsible for all cardiac rhythm management clinical and regulatory activities worldwide. He previously held the position of Vice President, Tachycardia Product Planning and Research. Dr. Fain originally joined Ventritex, Inc. in June 1987 as Manager, Clinical Research and was Vice President, Systems Development when St. Jude Medical acquired the company in 1997.
Dr. Fain received his M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine and holds a Sc.B. degree in Applied Math/Biology from Brown University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
President, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management |
President |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Development & Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division |
Former |
| Ventritex, Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| Stanford University School of Medicine |
M.D. |
Former |
| Brown University |
Sc.B. Degree In Applied Math, Biology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
President, Cardiovascular Division |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
President, Cardiovascular Division |
Current |
| St. Jude Cardiac Surgery Division |
President |
Current |
| Endocardial Solutions, Inc. |
Vice President of Research and Development |
Former |
Jane Song was named President of the St. Jude Medical Atrial Fibrillation business in August 2004. She had previously served as President of Cardiac Surgery since May 2002. Ms. Song joined St. Jude Medical in 1998 as Senior Vice President, Operations for the Cardiac Rhythm Management business in Sylmar, California. Her responsibilities in that position included overseeing product development, manufacturing, quality control, customer service, and information technology.
Before joining St. Jude Medical, Ms. Song held executive positions in global operations and business development at EG&G. Prior to her tenure at EG&G, she was employed at Coopers & Lybrand and Texas Instruments.
Ms. Song received her B.S. in Engineering from Polytechnic University and an M.S. in Engineering from Northeastern University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
President, Atrial Fibrillation Division |
Current |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
President of St. Jude Medical's Atrial Fibrillation Business |
Current |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
Former |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
|
Former |
| E. G. & G., Inc. |
|
Former |
| Northeastern University |
M.S. in Engineering |
Former |
| Polytechnic University |
B.S. in Engineering |
Former |
Michael Rousseau was promoted to Group President of St. Jude Medical in January 2008, with the company's four product divisions reporting to him. He had previously served as President of St. Jude Medical's U.S. Division since July 2001. He joined the company in February 1999, as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing for the Cardiac Rhythm Management business. In August 1999, Mr. Rousseau was appointed Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing and the previously separate departments, Marketing and Sales, were combined under his leadership.
Prior to his tenure at St. Jude Medical, Mr. Rousseau worked for Sulzer Intermedics, Inc. for 11 years as Vice President of several functional areas and as Director, Risk Management.
Mr. Rousseau received his B.B.A. degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Georgia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sjm Corporation, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Business Development |
Former |
| Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance |
Former |
| Grant Thornton LLP |
Audit Partner |
Former |
| Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. |
Finance |
Former |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The Ohio State University |
B.S. In Business Administration |
Former |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Chief Medical Officer & Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division |
Current |
| Duke University |
Master's Degree In Public Policy |
Former |
Thomas Northenscold was named Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer in November 2007. From March 2003 to October 2007, he was Vice President, Administration, where he had responsibility for the Corporate Human Resources function. In January 2005, Mr. Northenscold shifted responsibilities, assuming the leadership of the company's global SAP implementation. Mr. Northenscold joined the company in 2001 as Vice President, Finance and Administration for the Daig Division.
Before joining the company, Mr. Northenscold worked in finance and operations management positions in high-tech and medical-technology companies, including Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., the cardiac rhythm management business unit of Boston Scientific.
Mr. Northenscold holds a B.S. in Management and Industrial Relations from Minnesota State University and an M.B.A. with a Finance concentration from the University of Michigan.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Vice President, Information Technology & Chief Information Officer |
Current |
| Sjm Corporation, Inc. |
Vice President, Administration |
Current |
| PPT Vision, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| PPT Vision, Inc. |
Vice President & General Manager |
Former |
| PPT Vision, Inc. |
Division General Manager |
Former |
| Minnesota State University |
B.S. In Management & Industrial Relations |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Minnesota State University |
B.S. In Management & Industrial Relations |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sjm Corporation, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Relations |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Relations |
Current |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
Vice President of Communications |
Current |
| AdvaMed |
Liaison |
Current |
| Commercialappeal.Com |
Reporter |
Former |
| Smith & Nephew plc |
Senior Executive |
Former |
| University of Memphis |
B.A. In Journalism |
Former |
Pamela Krop joined St. Jude Medical in July 2006 as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. She previously spent 15 years at General Electric Company, most recently as General Counsel of GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences, a $3 billion business acquired by GE, formerly known as Amersham plc.
During her time at GE, Ms. Krop also served as Vice President and General Counsel of GE Medical Systems Information Technologies and as Associate General Counsel of GE Capital Fleet Services.
Ms. Krop has worked at law firms in Washington, D.C. and Minneapolis, Minnesota. She received her law degree from Stanford Law School at Stanford University, where she was an associate editor of the Stanford Law Review. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Current |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
Vice President, General Counsel & Company Secretary |
Current |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Current |
| GE Medical Systems Information Technologies |
Vice President |
Former |
| GE Medical Systems Information Technologies |
General Counsel |
Former |
| GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences |
General Counsel |
Former |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Florida |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sjm Corporation, Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Irvine Biomedical, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| University of California |
Graduate |
Former |
| McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific |
|
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Bioelectric Medical Solutions, Inc |
Strategic Sales Distribution Advisor |
Current |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. |
Regional Sales Director |
Current |
| Conceptus, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
Director of St. Jude Medical since 2001. President and Chief Executive Officer of Krauth Medical Group, a European distributor of medical and surgical devices and services, since 1992.
Director of St. Jude Medical since 2002. Retired in 2008 from Merck & Co., Inc., a pharmaceutical company, where she was Chief Marketing Officer from 2006 to 2008. From 2005 to 2006, General Manager, Business Unit, Merck & Co., Inc. From 2002 to 2005, Executive VP, Worldwide Human Health, Merck & Co., Inc.