I have posted this before but for the new traders/investors here today I wanted you to see the quality of the CEO we have with Cliff Emmons. This is the kind of guy that has the brains and the connections to take ITOX to the next level. OTC stocks are few and far between that have a previous Fortune 500 company VP running the show.
Also do not forget to look at the ***ITOX DD PACKAGE*** sticky at the top of the board if you are doing DD.
2005 – 2010 Director, Engineering Services North Haven, CT Led a multi-disciplined team using internal and external resources to provide Industrial Design, Rapid Prototyping, and Pilot Tooling services to global development teams. Leveraged Indian Engineering Service Providers (ESPs) to augment capabilities of global R&D teams, earning the inagural Covidien Emerging Markets Innovation Award. Led a cross-functional team that developed the first "local for local" product for the emerging markets leveraging Indian ESPs. Partnered with an internal team and McKinsey & Co. consultants to secure BOD approved funding to establish Covidien's China R&D and India engineering centers.
2010 – 2013 Vice President, Tailored Products - Emerging Markets Singapore Envisioned and established a greenfield R&D center in Shanghai, specifically created for localized ("tailored") products for the emerging markets. Vetted and hired the initial local (Chinese National) director-level leaders. Rapidly led technology transfer from global R&D to nascent China teams. Worked with CTO to hire and partner with a Chinese National (repatriated) as VP China R&D of the Shanghai site. Launched the first products from center within first year of operation. Established the initial product portfolio that resulted in more than a dozen products launched within five years with multi-million USD annual revenue growing at double digit rates.
2013 – 2017 Vice President Extended R&D MITG Mansfield, MA Created and led extended R&D teams collocated at Medtronic Innovation Centers (MICs) based in Seoul & Osong, South Korea; Istanbul, Turkey; and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Designed, built, equipped, and commissioned all three R&D labs, elevating training facilities to innovation centers. Envisioned group charter, hired, trained, and coached the leaders and staff - creating effective "extended" team members for global development teams. Through deep "voice of customer" skills and technology scouting, developed a robust "bullpen" of projects for the global and localized product portfolios.
2015 – 2017 Vice President, R&D India & Extended Emerging Markets Mansfield, MA, USA Reported to the President of the Patient Monitoring & Recovery (PMR) business unit, chaired the PMR R&D Council, instituted operating principles resulting in visibility and accountabilty of R&D projects, and unlocked funding for critical new projects.
Led the Medtronic Engineering & Innovation Center (MEIC) in Hyderabad, India for the Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (formerly Covidien), with over 200 engineers. Continued responsibility for the extended emerging markets R&D teams. Transformed MEIC from a pure Engineering Services team to a full-fledged R&D center, including launching the center's first PMA (Class 3) device, and bringing team morale to an all-time high.
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