Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2002

Joseph Dzialo – Lca-vision Inc (lcav)

JOSEPH B. DZIALO serves as President and Chief Operating Officer at LCA- Vision Inc. Mr. Dzialo joined LCA-Vision from Nine West Group, acquired by Jones Apparel Group, where he was President of the Wholesale Division of Easy Spirit Footwear. Prior to joining Nine West Group in 1995, Mr. Dzialo held several senior positions with U.S. Shoe Corporation, where he was responsible for developing and implementing marketing objectives, strategies and plans, and helped grow total division sales and enhance comparable store sales. Previously, Mr. Dzialo spent 12 years at The Procter & Gamble Company, where he worked in several capacities including manufacturing, product development and advertising. Mr. Dzialo joined LCA-Vision Inc. in September 1999 as Executive Vice President of Operations, and became President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2001. Profile
ALAN BUCKEY is Executive Vice President, Finance, LCA-Vision. Prior to joining LCA-Vision Mr. Buckey was with Pease Industries, a $70 million manufacturing company based in Fairfield, Ohio, where he served as Vice President, Finance, from 1991. Before joining Pease, Mr. Buckey was Chief Executive Officer and co-Founder of Corson & Buckey, a successful real estate investment firm in Ohio and Texas. He also served as CFO of the Hilltop Companies, a contract laboratory research firm, and as a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young's Great Lakes Consulting Group. While at Ernst & Young, he was named acting CFO of a start-up laser surgery management company which was the predecessor of LCA-Vision. Mr. Buckey began his career as a finance specialist with the RCA Corporation. He received his BS degree in Applied Science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is a CPA and holds an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of LCA Vision and

then a picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Dzialo: LCA Vision is the leading provider of value-priced laser

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