Dave Marver has been the President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a director, of Cardiac Science Corporation since March 31, 2009. From October 2008 to March 2009, he served as Cardiac Science's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. From May 2008 to October 2008, Mr. Marver was a medical device partner at Omega Fund Management, Inc. (a specialized investment fund with a focus in healthcare companies). From 1994 to May 2008, Mr. Marver held a number of senior leadership positions at Medtronic. During his tenure there, his positions included Vice President Strategy & Business Development, Vice President Sales, Vice President Marketing, and Vice President Product Strategy. Mr. Marver also led commercial activities for Medtronic's Cardiac Rhythm Management business in Western Europe and served as US Business Director for Medtronic's Patient Management business. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Marver served as an Operations Manager for Accellent, a component supplier to the device industry. From 1990 to 1991, Mr. Marver worked in human resources consulting with the HayGroup. Mr. Marver earned his BA from Duke University and his MBA from the Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Peter Kingma
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Peter Kingma has served as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing since November 2009. Mr. Kingma, 52, worked for Siemens from 1985 to 2008 where he held a number of significant leadership roles in the cardiac technology space. He served as Global Vice President-CT Division in Germany, US Vice President and Business Manager-CT Division, and US Vice President and Business Manager-Molecular Imaging Division. He also served as Managing Director of Siemens Medical Solutions in Australia/New Zealand, and in several senior product and business management roles in Southern Africa. Mr. Kingma has lived and worked in the US, Germany, South Africa, and Australia. Mr. Kingma has an Electrical Engineering (LC) from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa and executive business training from the London School of Economics and Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
Robert W. Odell
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Design, and Operations
Robert W. Odell has served as Vice President, Product Strategy and Development since April 2009 before accepting his present role in August 2009. From January 2008 to April 2009, he served as Vice President, Engineering. From October 2006 to December 2007, Mr. Odell held the position of Senior Director, Business Unit Cardiology for Siemens Medical Solutions. From September 2005 to October 2006, he was General Manager/Vice President, Development for Analogic Corporation. From December 2002 to April 2005, Mr. Odell held the position of Vice President, Product Generation for Medtronic, Inc. From October 1998 to December 2002, he was Vice President, Global Marketing/Product Development/IT for General Electric Medical Systems. Mr. Odell holds an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University.
Michael K. Matysik
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Michael K. Matysik has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since September 2005. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Quinton Cardiology Systems from April 2002 to August 2005. From May 2001 to November 2001, Mr. Matysik was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of DMX Music, and from September 1996 to April 2001, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AEI Music Network, Inc.; both companies dedicated to global media and technology. From October 1990 to August 1996, he held several positions with Corning Nichols Institute, a provider of medical diagnostic services and products, including Vice President, Finance. From February 1984 to September 1990, Mr. Matysik was a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte & Touche, having held several positions including Manager, Emerging Business Services. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
Noreen Browne
Vice President of Sales, Cardiac Monitoring
Noreen Browne has served as Vice President of Sales, Cardiac Monitoring, North America since August, 2009. Ms. Browne most recently came from McKesson Provider Technologies based in Atlanta, GA where she was a Divisional Vice President for Enterprise Solutions, which focuses on both Acute and Physician office software sales. Ms. Browne worked in several leadership roles while at McKesson including their Automation, Specialty and Clinical Groups. Prior to that, Ms. Browne worked for Vital Signs, Inc. located in NJ where she sold anesthesia and repository solutions for clinicians. Ms. Browne earned her B.A.-Speech Communications from the University of Minnesota.
Alfred J. Ford, Jr.
Vice President of Sales, Public Access Defibrillation
Alfred J. Ford, Jr. has served as Vice President of Sales, Public Access Defibrillation since May 2006. Mr. Ford previously served as a Regional Sales Manager for Cardiac Science Corporation from September 2005 until May 2006 and for Cardiac Science Inc. from January 2002 to August 2005. From January 2001 until January 2002, he was Sales Manager, Alternative Channels for Survivalink Corporation, a provider of automated external defibrillators, which was acquired by Cardiac Science Inc. in September 2001. Mr. Ford holds an M.S. in International Business and a B.S. in Marketing from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kurt B. Lemvigh
Vice President, International
Kurt B. Lemvigh has served as Vice President, International since September 2005. From February 2001 to August 2005, he served as President, International Operations for Cardiac Science Inc. From 2000 to January 2001, Mr. Lemvigh held the position of General Manager of GE Medical Systems, Northern Europe, a medical device manufacturer. From 1996 to 2000, he was the Cardiology Marketing Director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East for Marquette-Hellige, and prior to that he was their Marketing Manager for cardiology information systems and Holter monitoring products in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Before joining Marquette-Hellige, Mr. Lemvigh was the Sales Director of a Danish medical distribution company for 10 years. Mr. Lemvigh holds a Merconom Business Diploma degree, with a major in Sales and Marketing, from the Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College.
John Sawyer has been the Vice President, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs of Cardiac Science Corporation since April 20, 2009. From May 2003 to April 2009, he held the positions of Vice-President, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs and Director, Regulatory Affairs for Welch Allyn Inc. From January 2001 to December 2001, he was the Director, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for Fujifilm Medical Systems USA. From May 1999 to May 2003, he was the principal owner of Realistic Quality Solutions (a consulting firm for medical devices). From April 1993 to January 2001, he was the Manager, Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs for OEC Medical Systems. Mr. Sawyer is also a Lead Instructor with the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). Mr. Sawyer earned his MBA and BA from Tampa College, Tampa Florida.
Tony Titus
Vice President, Marketing, Customer Care, and Service
Tony Titus has served as Vice President, Marketing, Customer Care, and Service since March, 2009. Prior to this role, Mr. Titus was the Vice President, Marketing since August 2007. From July 2006 to July 2007, he was Vice President of OEM Business Development at Masimo Corporation, a medical technology company. From June 2002 to July 2006, Mr. Titus held various positions for Medtronic Corporation, including Director of Business Development and Director, Global Strategic Marketing. From 1997 to 2000, he held various sales and sales management roles with Tyco Healthcare. Mr. Titus holds an M.B.A. in finance and operations from Cornell University and a B.A. in Marketing from Western Washington University.
Barbara J. Thompson
Vice President, Human Resources
Barbara J. Thompson has served as Vice President, Human Resources since June 2007. From May 2004 through June 2007, she was Senior Director, Human Resources at Expedia, Inc., an online travel service. From February 1999 to April 2004, Ms. Thompson was the Owner/Consultant for Thompson HR, a consulting company in Kirkland, WA. From March 2001 through December 2002, she was Vice President of Human Resources for WRQ, Inc., a software company. Ms. Thompson was Vice President of Human Resources for Starwave Corporation, which became The Walt Disney Internet Group, from January 1994 to January 1999. Ms. Thompson holds an M.B.A. from the University of Washington and a B.A. in Business from the University of Northern Iowa.