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Sean McDevitt
Sean
McDevitt has served as the Company's Chairman of the Board of Directors since
August 2005. Mr. McDevitt is a founding principal, and since 2007 has been
a Managing Director of Maren Group, an investment banking firm which provides
mergers and acquisitions advisory services in the healthcare and technology
sectors. Prior to joining Maren Group, Mr. McDevitt was a Managing
Director of FTN Midwest Securities Corp. from September 2004 to January 2007.
In 1999, Mr. McDevitt co-founded Alterity Partners, a boutique investment
bank which provided capital markets and merger and acquisition advisory services
to high growth companies. Alterity Partners was acquired by FTN Midwest
Securities Corp. in September 2004. Mr. McDevitt was formerly a senior
investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Company, from 1995 through 1999
where he led deal teams in a variety of technology and
healthcare/biopharmaceutical transactions, including mergers and acquisitions,
divestitures and initial public offerings. Prior to Goldman Sachs &
Company, Mr. McDevitt worked in sales and marketing at Pfizer Inc. from
1991 until 1994. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army Rangers and was decorated
for combat in the Panama invasion. He is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations. Mr. McDevitt received his B.S. in Computer Science and
Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an
M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Steve Watkins
Steve
Watkins has served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and a member of the
Company's Board of Directors since October 2007. Mr. Watkins has served as
the President of InfuSystem, Inc., the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, since
1998. Mr. Watkins was a founding principal of Venture Medical, a
predecessor company to InfuSystem, Inc., which commenced business operations in
1988. From 1993 until 1994, Mr. Watkins was President of Medical
Reimbursement Solutions, a third-party billing company that formatted and
transmitted billing claims on behalf of infusion centers, physicians and
hospitals. From 1991 until 1999, Mr. Watkins was President of Nova
Healthcare Industries, a manufacturer and designer of speculum sheath
protectors used in gynecologic procedures. From 1991 until 1999,
Mr. Watkins was also an officer and treasurer of InfuSystem Pharmacy
Services, a provider of specialty pharmacy drugs, nursing and compound solutions
to infusion centers, physicians and patients. From 1986 until 1988,
Mr. Watkins was Vice President of Aventric Medical, Inc., a Midwest
distributor of high-tech equipment such as pacemakers, cardiac imaging devices
and drug delivery systems. Mr. Watkins is certified and registered as a
Nuclear Medicine Technologist with the American Registry of Radiologic
Technologists, an institution approved by the American Medical Association.
Mr. Watkins holds an Associate of Arts Degree from Macomb Community College.
John Voris
John
Voris has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since September
2005. Mr. Voris served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer from
September 2005 until October 2007. From August 2004 to July 2005,
Mr. Voris was Chairman of Epocrates, Inc., a software company providing
clinical information to healthcare professionals at the point of care.
Mr. Voris retired from his position at Epocrates in July 2005 and did not
accept another position until becoming the Company's Chief Executive Officer
and a member of the Board of Directors in September 2005. He was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Epocrates from June 2000 until July 2004. Prior to
Epocrates, Mr. Voris was Executive Vice President of PCS Health Systems
from 1995 until 2000. During his tenure at PCS Health Systems, PCS Health
Systems was a subsidiary of Eli Lilly from 1994 until 1999 and then of Rite Aid
Pharmacies from 1999 until 2000. While at PCS, Mr. Voris had
responsibility for all call centers, mail order pharmacies, sales and marketing
of PBM services, product development and industry relations. Prior to PCS,
Mr. Voris was with Eli Lilly from 1973 until 1995. Mr. Voris was
Executive Director of the Infectious Disease Business Unit from 1993 until
1995, where he was responsible for world wide sales and marketing of a large
portfolio of existing and development-stage anti-infectives. From 1988 until
1992, Mr. Voris was based in London as Director of Marketing for Europe,
Middle East and Africa, where he had responsibility for sales, marketing and
product development for the entire portfolio of Lilly pharmaceutical products.
Prior to these positions, he held a variety of positions in sales, marketing,
market research and business development. Mr. Voris received his M.B.A. and
B.S. from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Mr. Voris
currently serves on the Board of Directors of Oscient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(NASDAQ: OSCI), Epocrates, Inc. and Regenesis Biomedical.
Pat LaVecchia
Pat
LaVecchia has been a member of the Company's Board of Directors since September
2005. Mr. LaVecchia served as the Company's secretary from September 2005
to November 2007. Mr. LaVecchia has been a Managing Partner of LaVecchia
Capital LLC, a merchant banking and investment firm, since 2007 and has over 19
years of experience on Wall Street. Mr. LaVecchia has built and run
several major Wall Street groups and has extensive expertise in capital markets
including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, raising capital for
private companies and PIPEs as well as playing the leading role in numerous
mergers, acquisitions, private placements and high yield transactions. Prior to
forming LaVecchia Capital, Mr. LaVecchia ran several groups at major Wall
Street firms including: Managing Director and Head of the Private Equity
Placement Group at Bear, Stearns & Company (1994 to 1997); Group Head
of Global Private Corporate Equity Placements at Credit Suisse First Boston
(1997 to 2000); Managing Director and Group Head of the Private Finance and
Sponsors Group at Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc (2001 to 2003); co-founder and
Managing Partner of Viant Group (2003-2005) and Managing Director and Head of
Capital Markets at FTN Midwest Securities Corp. (2005 to 2007). He was also at
Hawk Holdings, a strategic venture capital firm from 2000 until 2001.
Mr. LaVecchia received his B.A., magna cum laude (and elected to Phi Beta
Kappa), from Clark University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania with a major in Finance and a concentration in
Strategic Planning. Mr. LaVecchia currently serves on the Board of
Directors of TXP Corporation (OTC: TXPO). He also currently serves as a board
member of Technology Innovator Acquisition Ltd., a privately owned blank check
company. Mr. LaVecchia sits on several advisory boards including as
special advisor to the Chairman of China Energy Partners, Inc. (a privately
owned blank check company), special advisor to the board of directors of
Vietnam Lotus Holdings, Ltd. (a privately owned blank check company) and
currently serves on a non-profit board.
Wayne
Yetter
Wayne
Yetter has served as a member of the Company's Board of Directors since
September 2005. Mr. Yetter has served as Chief Executive Officer of
Verispan, LLC, a healthcare information company founded by Quintiles
Transnational Corp. and McKesson Corp, since September 2005. From November 2004
through September 2005, Mr. Yetter served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Odyssey Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to assist Odyssey's parent, PLIVA
d.d., implement its strategy to exit the proprietary pharmaceutical business.
Mr. Yetter has built and led a variety of multi-million dollar businesses
and pharmaceutical operations for some of the largest companies in the world.
After serving in Vietnam, Mr. Yetter began his career in the
pharmaceuticals industry in 1970 as a sales representative for Pfizer. From
Pfizer, he joined Merck & Co in 1977, where he led the Marketing
Operations Group and then became President of the Asia Pacific region before
starting the new company, Astra Merck, in 1991 as President and Chief Executive
Officer. Under his leadership, Astra Merck's product, Prilosec, grew to be the
#1 pharmaceutical product in the United States at the time. Mr. Yetter
then joined Novartis Pharmaceuticals in 1997, where he was President and Chief
Executive Officer of the United States pharmaceutical business. In 1999, he
joined IMS and later led its spinout company, Synavant, where he was Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer for three years before Synavant merged with
Dendrite International in 2003. Following the merger, Mr. Yetter founded
and has acted as principal of BioPharm Advisory LLC since September 2003. He
also served as an advisor to Alterity Partners from 2003 until 2004. Mr. Yetter
was formerly Chairman of the Board for Transkaryotic Therapies Inc., which was
acquired by Shire Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Yetter currently serves on the
Board of Directors of Matria Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ: MATR), EpiCept
Corporation (NASDAQ: EPCT), Synvista Therapeutics, Inc. (AMEX: SYI) and as
Chairman of the Board of Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVN).
Jean-Pierre Millon
Jean-Pierre
Millon has served as a member of the Company's Board of Directors since
September 2005. Mr. Millon is a co-founder of BLS, LLC, a consulting and
investing entity based in Indianapolis and established in 2002. Mr. Millon
served as a consultant to AdvancePCS, successor entity to PCS Health Systems,
from October 2000 to June 2002. Until September 2000, Mr. Millon was
President and Chief Executive Officer of PCS Health Systems, one of the
country's largest pharmacy benefit managers. Prior to joining PCS in 1995,
Mr. Millon was an executive with Eli Lilly and Co., PCS' former parent
company. His career with Lilly, started in 1976, spanned two decades and was
highlighted by leadership positions in the United States, the Orient, Europe
and the Caribbean Basin. Most recently, Mr. Millon served as President and
General Manager of Lilly Japan, K.K. and Vice President of the Lilly
pharmaceutical division in Kobe, Japan from 1992 until 1995. Mr. Millon
was an advisory board member with Care Capital LLC, a healthcare venture fund
from 2001 through 2003. Mr. Millon also serves on the Board of Directors
of CVS/Caremark Corporation (NYSE: CVS), Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ:
CYPB), Prometheus Laboratories Inc., Medical Present Value, Inc. and HSI, Inc.
David C. Dreyer
David
C. Dreyer became a member of the Company's Board of Directors on April 22,
2008. Mr. Dreyer has served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS) since September
2004. Mr. Dreyer also serves as the treasurer of AMN Healthcare. From 1997
until 2004, Mr. Dreyer served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer of Sicor, Inc., a manufacturer of complex pharmaceuticals
with operations in the United States, Italy, Mexico, Lithuania, China and
Switzerland, which was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical Limited. Prior to
joining Sicor, Mr. Dreyer served in related senior financial positions
within the pharmaceutical industry, working for Elan Corporation plc, Athena
Neurosciences and Syntex. Mr. Dreyer is a Certified Public Accountant in
California.
James L. Freddo, M.D.
James L. Freddo, M.D. became a member of the Company's
Board of Directors on April 22, 2008. Dr. Freddo has served as Chief
Medical Officer of Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDS) since July 2006.
Prior to joining Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Freddo served as Vice
President, Clinical Site Head and Development Site Head, Pfizer Global Research
and Development, La Jolla from August 2005 until July 2006. From June 2002
until August 2005, Dr. Freddo served as Executive Director, Site
Therapeutic Area Leader, Clinical Development, Oncology at Pfizer, Inc. While
at Pfizer, Dr. Freddo led the team responsible for the registration of
Sutent® (sunitinib malate), a drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration in January 2006 for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer and
gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Prior to joining Pfizer, Dr. Freddo held
a variety of senior management positions at Wyeth-Ayerst Research from December
1996 until June 2002, including Senior Director, Oncology, Senior Director,
Infectious Diseases, and Senior Director, Transplantation Immunology.
Dr. Freddo holds a B.S degree in Medical Technology from the State
University of New York at Stony Brook and a M.D. degree from the University of
North Carolina, where he also completed his fellowship training.
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