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Eric S. Kentor Esq. was appointed to Endocare's Board on February 23 2005. Kentor an attorney has both operational and legal experience in the healthcare industry and is well versed in the governance of public companies.
Kentor 45 currently serves as an independent business consultant primarily to healthcare technology companies. From 1995 until 2001 he was Senior Vice President General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Northridge California-based MiniMed Inc. a world leader in the design development manufacture and marketing of advanced systems for the treatment of diabetes which was purchased by Minneapolis-based Medtronic Inc. in 2001. In addition to his responsibilities as Chief Legal Officer Kentor served as an original and permanent member of MiniMed's Executive Management Committee which was charged with overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company and executing its corporate strategic plan. Kentor joined MiniMed prior to its initial public offering and served continuously through completion of its acquisition by Medtronic. During his tenure MiniMed grew from 260 employees and an $80 million valuation to approximately 1 700 employees and $3.3 billion valuation.
Prior to joining MiniMed Kentor was Vice President of Legal Services for Health Net California's second largest health maintenance organization (HMO) where he held various positions beginning in 1994. From March 1994 until May 1995 Kentor also served as Executive Counsel of Health Net's parent corporation. Prior to Health Net Kentor practiced with the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery where he was elected partner.
Kentor received a Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UCLA. He lives in Bell Canyon California with his family. | 