Info about management:
KEY EMPLOYEE BIOGRAPHIES
David Teckman
Job Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Board Level: Executive Board
Since: 2006
Age: 50
Mr. Teckman is the President and the Chief Executive Officer of Sutura since September 2006. He has served as a member of the Board since May 2006. Previously, he was the Director of Minneapolis-based Whitebox Advisors, LLC, a hedge fund headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to that, he served as the President and the Chief Executive Officer of Vivius, Inc. from 2000 to 2005. Prior to Vivius, he served as the President of Disc Systems Inc., an ambulatory health care software and information technologies company from 1997 to 1999. Presently, he is the Chairman of Mendota Healthcare and also a member of the Board of Visitors for the Pharmacy School at the University of Maryland.
Anthony Nobles, Ph.D.
Job Title: Chief Science Officer and Chairman
Board Level: Executive Board
Since: 2006
Age: 42
Dr. Nobles is the Chief Science Officer and the Chairman of Sutura since September 2006. Prior to joining Sutura, he served as the Chief Executive Officer, the President and the Chairman of the company since the consummation of the merger of the company with Sutura, Inc. Additionally, he served as the President and the Chief Executive Officer since the inception of Prior Sutura until the completion of the merger, except for a brief period from January 2000 to October 2001 during which he was the Chief Technology Officer. In addition, he founded other medical device companies with Mr. Ratering, for which he serves as an Officer and a Director.
Richard Bjorkman
Job Title: Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance and Director
Board Level: Executive Board
Since: 2006
Age: 57
Mr. Bjorkman is the Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President, Finance and a Director of Sutura since September 2006. Previously, he was an independent contractor providing Chief Financial Officer Services to venture backed start up companies and to companies in turn-around situations. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Indicast.com from 2001 to 2002. Prior to Indicast, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of SmithMicro Software, Inc., a developer of eCommerce software, communication software and provider of professional consulting services. Additionally, he is the former President of the Financial Executives International (FEI) Orange County California chapter.
Egbert Ratering
Job Title: Executive Vice President and Director
Board Level: Executive Board
Age: 58
Mr. Ratering is the Executive Vice President and a Director of Sutura. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and a Director of the company since the consummation of the merger of the company and Prior Sutura in August 2005. Additionally, he co-founded Prior Sutura in 1996 with Mr. Nobles. He served as a Director of Prior Sutura and as the Executive Vice President and the Managing Director of Prior Sutura’s European subsidiaries. He also served as Prior Sutura’s Chief Financial Officer from January 2003 until completion of the merger. In addition, he founded other medical device start-up companies with Mr. Nobles, for which he serves as an Officer and Director. Prior to co-founding Prior Sutura, he was employed by Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company from 1976 to 1996 and was responsible for worldwide manufacturing for Cordis from 1995 to 1996.
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