John L. Shannon

JOHN L. SHANNON, JR. was elected President and Chief Executive Officer
of Everest Medical Corporation in August, 1994 and assumed the
additional position of Chairman of the Board in May, 1997. Prior to
Everest Medical, Mr. Shannon was President and Chief Executive Officer
of EdenTec Corporation, a venture capital-backed medical device company
from 1989-1993, which was acquired by Nellcor Incorporated in 1991. He
was President of Threshold Ventures, Inc., a Minneapolis-based venture
capital company, from 1985-1989 (EdenTec was a portfolio company of
Threshold Ventures). Mr. Shannon has held key marketing positions in
both the medical and consumer durable industries. In addition, he has
experience in finance, strategic planning and new business development
at a Fortune 1000 company. Mr. Shannon received a Master of Business
Administration Degree with a concentration in Finance from the Carlson
School of Management at the University of Minnesota in 1979.