Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 30, 1999
ELDON R. SMITH, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, Vice-President, Scientific Affairs.
Dr. Smith has executive responsibility for the Company's research and
clinical development programs. He is a Professor at the University of
Calgary Medical School, Alberta, where he was the former Dean of the
Faculty of Medicine, and previously Head of the Department of Medicine
and Head of the Division of Cardiology. He is a distinguished clinician
and research scientist who has made major contributions to the Canadian
cardiology and medical communities. He has served as President of the
Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Chairman of the Scientific Grant Review
Committee of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and President of the
Association of Canadian Medical Colleges. Dr. Smith is a graduate of
Dalhousie University Medical School and received his cardiology and
research training at the National Heart Institute, London, U.K. and the
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Profile
DAVID G. ELSLEY, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Elsley
has executive responsibility for the Company's strategic direction and
for carrying out its business plan. He has been responsible for
assembling a team of management, directors and health care advisors with
the industry experience needed to take the Company forward to commercial
success. Prior to joining Vasogen, he held marketing and management
positions with Seiko Epson Corporation and the Hudson's Bay Company of
Canada. Mr. Elsley holds a Master of Business Administration from the
University of Western Ontario. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of Vasogen,gentlemen , 'the company's history, products, activities, services,
customers, those kinds of things?
Mr. Elsley: Vasogen