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EXECUTIVE TEAM

Jim Pearson

Jim Pearson

President & CEO

Founder, President & CEO. More than 25 years experience in health care and medical device. Named Ernst and Young’s Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007.

Joe Mark

Joe Mark

Chief Technology Officer

Founder and Chief Technology Officer. Develops innovative products that improve patient care and provide clinically advanced methods of tissue removal, which earned him the title of “Health Care Hero.”

Jeff Hanthorn

Jeff Hanthorn

Chief Operating Officer

Founder and Chief Operating Officer. More than 30 years experience in healthcare, professional services, start-ups, HR and business development, including 20 years with Eli Lilly and Company.

Craig Blanchard

Craig Blanchard

VP of Marketing & Field Clinical

Over 25 years experience in healthcare with 16 years working for the combination of Guidant/Boston Scientific Corporation.

Paul Sandefer

Paul Sandefer

VP of Clinical

Over 25 years experience in healthcare, including Clinical Director at Suros Surgical Systems.

Penny Sekerak

Penny Sekerak

VP of Professional Education & Clinical Affairs

Over 25 years experience in the hospital and healthcare industry including clinical market development and demand generation positions in medical device and diagnostic companies.

Tim Davis

Tim Davis

VP of Sales

Over 25 years experience in the health care and medical device industries, with over 20 years at privately held Anspach Companies and five years as VP of Sales at DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson company.

Jay Dittman

Jay Dittman

VP of Operations

Over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry with a focus on product development, regulatory affairs, and quality assurance.

Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy

VP of Field Clinical & Education

Over 15 years of neurosurgery device experience at market-leading companies, including 12 years of clinical experience driving adoption of neurosurgical technology in the OR.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Steve Ball

Steve Ball

Western Region Sales Director & General Manager, International
Jon Clark

Jon Clark

Central Region Sales Director
Lorenzo Burrus

Lorenzo Burrus

Eastern Region Sales Director
Trisha Baumgardt

Trisha Baumgardt

Product Marketing Director, Tumor
Jo Ellen Hansen

Jo Ellen Hansen

Supply Chain Director
Inder Jarial

Inder Jarial

Engineering Director
Nicole Deter

Nicole Deter

Director, Finance & Administration
Jeff Garrison

Jeff Garrison

Director of Business Development, Precision Medicine

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

J. Carter McNabb
Chairman of the Board
Managing Director, River Cities Capital Funds
Board Member, OrthoAlign
Board Member, TissueTech
Board Member, PerfectServe, Inc.

Jeffrey Hanthorn
COO and Board Member
Board Member, Corvida Medical
Former Vice President of HR, Sales and Operations,
Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.
Founding Partner, Revelant Technologies, LLC
20-year Executive, Eli Lilly and Company

Joseph Mark
Chief Technology Officer and Board Member
Co-Founder & Former Board Member, Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.
Board Member, SCP Limited
Co-Founder & Board Member, Promex, Inc.

Thomas M. Tefft
Board Member
Former Senior Vice President, Medtronic
Board Member, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Board Member, American Nurses Foundation
Member, Dean’s Advisory Board at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business

Jim Pearson
President & CEO and Board Member
Former President & CEO, Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.
Former Board Member, Suros Surgical Systems, Inc.
Former Divisional President, Hologic, Inc.
Former President & CEO, Summit Medical

Dr. Mark L. Rosenblum
Board Member
Chairman Emeritus, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System (HFHS)
Founder and former Co-Director, Hermelin Brain Tumor Center and HFHS Neuroscience Institute
Founder and former Chairman, Section on Tumors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Eric B. Timko
Board Member
Chairman & CEO, OrthAlign, Inc.
Executive Chairman, IotaMotion, Inc.
Former President & CEO, Blue Belt Technologies

Harry Gonso
General Counsel
Senior Partner, Ice Miller, LLP

Brian Gustafson
Board Observer
Managing Director of Investments, Tonkawa

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OUR MISSION is SIMPLE

We provide proven and patented technologies that integrate imaging and intervention for a safe, minimally disruptive approach to brain surgery. This integration drives efficiencies for the patient, surgeon and healthcare provider.

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