Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 20, 1999

David J. Foster – Cohesion Technologies Inc (cson)

DAVID J. FOSTER is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Cohesion Technologies, Inc. Mr. Foster has served as Chief Executive Officer of the company since January, 1998. From February, 1997 to December, 1998 he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Collagen Technologies Group, a subsidiary of Collagen Corporation. From May, 1992 until February, 1997 Mr. Foster served as Chief Financial Officer of Collagen. Mr. Foster serves on the Board of Directors of Pharming Group, N.V. (a world leader in the development and production of human health care products from animal milk), Innovasive Devices, Inc. (a public, medical device company in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery), and NeuColl, Inc. (a new private company commercializing collagen-based products for orthopedics). Mr. Foster has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley. Profile
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