Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> November 15, 1999

Douglas L. Mason – Lasik Vision Corporation (lsk)

MICHAEL R. HENDERSON has extensive experience in marketing, management, advertising and sales. He has been Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lasik Vision Corporation since April 8, 1999. He also served as President of Lasik Vision Canada during 1998. Prior to joining Lasik Vision, Mr. Henderson was a Director of R.T.P. Services Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rentokil Initial PLC, the world's largest service company. Profile
DOUGLAS L. MASON has served as a senior officer for a number of public companies, and has extensive experience in financings and acquisitions in capital markets. He currently serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of beverage products, the securities of which are listed for trading on The Toronto Stock exchange and are quoted for trading in the United States on the NASDAQ-NMS market. Mr. Mason also serves as a director of Lasik Vision Corporation, an exchange listed company which was initially organized as a venture capital pool company and obtained its Exchange listing under the name 'FVC First Venture Capital Corp.'. FVC First Venture Capital Corp., of which Mr. Mason served as President and Chief Executive Offer, completed its qualifying transaction on April 8, 1998 by acquiring all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Lasik Vision Canada Inc., a Vancouver- based provider of laser vision correction services. Mr. Mason also serves as President and a director of Waterfront Capital Corporation, an investment company listed for trading on the Alberta Stock Exchange, and serves as President and a director of Columbia Yukon Explorations Inc., a resource exploration company also listed for trading on the Alberta Stock exchange. Profile
TWST: Give us a brief overview of Lasik Vision.

Mr. Henderson: Lasik Vision Corporation is made up of three companies,

Lasik Vision, Canada, Lasik Vision, U.S.A. and Lasik Vision,