Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 22, 2001

Greg Guettler – Hypertension Diagnostics Inc (hdii)

JAMES S. MURPHY joined HDI as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer in May 1996. In March 2000, his title was changed to Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Murphy was Controller of Gaming Corporation of America from December 1992 through November 1995. From 1978 to 1988, Mr. Murphy was the tax partner with Fox, McCue and Murphy, a certified public accounting firm located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. From 1970 to 1978, Mr. Murphy was employed by Ernst & Ernst (currently Ernst & Young LLP) with both audit (six years) and tax (two years) experience. Mr. Murphy is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of CPAs. Mr. Murphy holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota (1966) and a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from the University of Minnesota (1968). Profile
GREG H. GUETTLER has been President and a Director of Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc., since September 1997. Mr. Guettler has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and management positions within the medical industry. Prior to joining HDI, He was a senior manager at Universal Hospital Services, Inc. (UHS), a nationwide provider of medical devices and device management services to the healthcare industry. During his 14 years with UHS, he held positions as Director of national and strategic accounts where he led a national accounts sales team, as Director of alternate care and specialty product promotions where he was responsible for the development of UHS's alternate care business unit and the nationwide distribution of new medical products, and as Marketing Manager where he was responsible for company-wide marketing and planning. Additionally, Mr. Guettler has held territory sales, sales management, product management, marketing and business development positions for the American Red Cross Blood Services. He holds a BA from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota (1977) and on MBA from the University of St. Thomas Graduate School of Management (1983). Profile
TWST: Could you give us a history and overview of the company?

Mr. Guettler: Hypertension Diagnostics was founded in 1988 to develop a

blood pressure waveform analysis discovery made by

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