Directors
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SONIC innovations
Our Board of Directors currently consists of nine members and is divided into three classes, with each director serving a three-year term and one class being elected at each year's annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Robert W. Miller, Mr. Kevin J. Ryan and Mr. Samuel L. Westover, are in the class of directors whose term expires at the 2010 annual meeting. Ms. Cherie Fuzzell, Mr. Andrew G. Raguskus and Mr. Lawrence C. Ward are in the class of directors whose term expires at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. James M. Callahan, Dr. Lewis S. Edelheit and Mr. Craig L. McKnight are in the class of directors whose term expires at the 2008 annual meeting. Directors are appointed by the Board and serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. There are no family relationships among any of our directors. |
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James M. Callahan
held several senior management positions at Johnson & Johnson's Vistakon disposable contact lens business from 1997 until his retirement in January 2003, including President of the U.S. Business, President of the Global Franchise and Executive Vice President of E-Commerce. Prior to that, he held management positions at Novartis, Ciba-Geigy, Bausch & Lomb and Pfizer. Mr. Callahan, who also served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, earned a bachelor's degree in communication arts from Fordham University and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Callahan has been a director since 2004 and also serves as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committees.
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Lewis S. Edelheit, Ph.D
was General Electric Company's Senior Research and Technology Advisor from 2000 until his retirement in 2002 and was Senior Vice President of Corporate R&D from 1991 to 2000. He is a director of Silicon Graphics, Inc., a high-end computer manufacturer, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Dr. Edelheit earned a bachelor's degree in engineering physics and a master's degree and Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois. Dr. Edelheit has been a director since 2002. He serves as a member of the Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees. |
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Cherie M. Fuzzell
was elected to the Board in December 2006. She is General Counsel of Nanoventions, Inc. Prior to joining Nanoventions, Ms. Fuzzell was Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel for NOVA Information Systems, Inc. She brings extensive mergers and acquisition experience, having been Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions for Magellan Health Services and a member of the international law firm of Jones Day. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama and a law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law. She is Chairman of the Compensation Committee. |
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Craig L. McKnight
was elected to the Board in October 2005. He was Chief Financial Officer of Centura Health from September 2004 to June 2006. From 1999 to 2004, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hillcrest Healthcare System. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. McKnight was employed by Magellan Health Care Services as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He was a partner with Coopers & Lybrand from 1985 to 1995 and previously was a partner with KMG Main Hurdman. He serves as Chairman of the Principles and Practices Committee of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and is on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Healthcare Audit and Accounting Guide Task Force. Mr. McKnight earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from
Brigham Young University
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Robert W. Miller
was elected to the Board in December 2006. He practiced health law in Atlanta for over 30 years and retired from Atlanta-based King & Spalding in 1998. He is a past president of the American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. He is an adjunct professor of law at Emory University's School of Law, where he has taught health law, bioethics and regulation of healthcare providers. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Health Law. He previously served as a director of Magellan Health Services, Inc., OrthAlliance, Inc. and Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation. He presently is a director of QuadraMed Corporation (Amex), a hospital software company. Mr. Miller earned a bachelor's degree in history from The University of Georgia and a law degree from Yale Law School. He is Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committee and also serves as a member of the Audit Committee. |
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Andrew G. Raguskus
was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board and resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2005. He has been a Board member since 1996 and had been the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer since 1996. He was Chief Operating Officer of Sonic Solutions, Inc., a maker of digital audio workstations, during 1996. Mr. Raguskus was Senior Vice President Operations of ReSound Corporation, a hearing aid company, from 1991 to 1995. Prior to that, he held management positions at Sun Microsystems, Inc. and General Electric's Medical Systems division. He has served on the board of the Hearing Industries Association. Mr. Raguskus earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Kevin J. Ryan
has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Large Scale Biology Corporation, a bio-technology company, since April 2003. Large Scale Biology Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2006. Mr. Ryan was Chairman of the Board of Sonic Innovations, Inc. from January 2002 to October 2005. This position was an executive position from January 2002 to December 2003. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wesley Jessen Vision Care, Inc., a manufacturer of contact lenses, from 1995 until its acquisition by Novartis in 2001. Mr. Ryan earned a bachelor's degree in business and marketing from Notre Dame University. Mr. Ryan has been a director since 1999.
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Lawrence C. Ward
has been an independent operations and management consultant for manufacturing and engineering companies since 2002. He was Corporate Vice President Worldwide Manufacturing Operations of Applied Materials Corporation from October 1998 to October 2001. Prior to that, he was President North American Region of Walbro Corporation from February 1998 to September 1998, and Senior Vice President Operations and President Airbag and Seat Belt Division of Breed Technologies, Inc. from November 1997 to February 1998. Mr. Ward earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Santa Clara University. He has been a director since 2001 and also serves as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee.
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Samuel L. Westover
was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in October 2005. He has been a director since January 2002 and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees until his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Westover was President and CEO of CIGNA Dental and President of CIGNA HealthCare's Small Business Segment. Mr. Westover was CEO of two public companies and was the founding Chief Financial Officer of WellPoint, the largest health insurer in the U.S. In connection with the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics, Mr. Westover was Special Assistant to the Governor of Utah and established an independent economic development task force. He also received a gubernatorial appointment to serve as Chairman of the Public Education Job Enhancement Committee, providing scholarships and financial assistance to facilitate advanced education of high school teachers in math and science. Mr. Westover earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Brigham Young University.
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