James B. Hickey, Jr., has been a director of the Company since May 1998. Mr. Hickey is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Myocor, Inc., a private, clinical stage medical device manufacturer focused on the cardiology markets. Previously he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pulmonetic Systems, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of respiratory/pulmonary devices, from October 2001 through July of 2005. Mr. Hickey served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Angeion Corporation, a publicly-held medical device manufacturer, from July 1998 until December 1999. He also was President and Chief Executive Officer of Aequitron Medical, Inc., a publicly-held manufacturer of portable respiratory devices, from 1993 to 1997. In his earlier career, Mr. Hickey spent 15 years with Baxter Healthcare/American Hospital Supply Corporation, where he was President of the Respiratory Anesthesia Systems Division from 1989 to 1993 and, before that, President of the Hospitex Division. Mr. Hickey also serves as a director of Allied Healthcare Products, Inc., a publicly-held company. |