Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 20, 2003

Stan Van Gent – Conceptus Inc (cpts)

STAN VAN GENT joined Conceptus, Inc., in February 2000 as the Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Conceptus, Mr. Van Gent served in varying marketing capacities with Valleylab and was Director of International Marketing from 1998 to 2000 where he was responsible for international market introduction, reimbursement, strategic positioning, and branding for $70 million of product revenues. Mr. Van Gent has also held various positions in marketing, sales, and engineering over the past 10 years for Allergan Medical Optics, Imagyn Medical and Cabot Medical. Mr. Van Gent holds a BS degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. Profile
TWST: Would you give us a brief historical sketch of Conceptus

and a picture of things as they are now?

Mr. Van Gent: The company was formed in approximately 1992 as a

startup out of Target