Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 3, 2003
GERARD E. PUORRO is Candela Corporation's President and Chief Executive
Officer. He has overall responsibility for the leadership and direction
of Candela, with specific responsibility for the corporation's strategic
direction, growth and return on investment. Mr. Puorro joined Candela in
April 1989 as the corporation's Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. In 1991 he was appointed Treasurer, in 1992 Chief
Operating Officer, and in 1993 to his current position. In addition, he
was appointed a Director of Candela in 1991. Immediately prior to
joining Candela Corporation and since 1982, Mr. Puorro served as Vice
President and Controller at Massachusetts Computer Corporation, a
manufacturer of micro-supercomputers, where he helped guide the company
from infancy to revenues of $75 million in 1988. Earlier in his career,
he held numerous executive management positions at Data Terminal
Systems, Inc., and at Honeywell Information Systems, Inc. Mr. Puorro is
a graduate of Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts. Mr. Puorro is an
active member in his community. He has served as a Special Olympics
Coach and as President of the Board of Trustees for the Deaf Community
Center in his hometown of Framingham, Massachusetts. He is also a member
of the President's Commission on Americans with Disabilities, and the
Massachusetts Governor's Commission for Employment of Individuals with
Disabilities. Mr. Puorro is a member of the Board of Directors and
Chairman of the Audit Committee for Sontra Medical Corporation, a
leading developer of transdermal drug delivery and diagnostic products.
In addition, Mr. Puorro is on the Board of Directors of the Sturge-Weber
Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the
quality of life for individuals with Sturge-Weber Syndrome ' a rare
congenital condition usually consisting of a facial port wine stain,
glaucoma and seizures. Profile
Corporation, and a picture of things as they are now?
Mr. Puorro: Candela Corporation has been in business since 1970
and it
