Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 30, 1999

David G. Elsley – Vasogen Inc (vas.t)

ELDON R. SMITH, MD, FRCP(C), FACC, Vice-President, Scientific Affairs. Dr. Smith has executive responsibility for the Company's research and clinical development programs. He is a Professor at the University of Calgary Medical School, Alberta, where he was the former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and previously Head of the Department of Medicine and Head of the Division of Cardiology. He is a distinguished clinician and research scientist who has made major contributions to the Canadian cardiology and medical communities. He has served as President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Chairman of the Scientific Grant Review Committee of the Heart and Stroke Foundation and President of the Association of Canadian Medical Colleges. Dr. Smith is a graduate of Dalhousie University Medical School and received his cardiology and research training at the National Heart Institute, London, U.K. and the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Profile
DAVID G. ELSLEY, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Elsley has executive responsibility for the Company's strategic direction and for carrying out its business plan. He has been responsible for assembling a team of management, directors and health care advisors with the industry experience needed to take the Company forward to commercial success. Prior to joining Vasogen, he held marketing and management positions with Seiko Epson Corporation and the Hudson's Bay Company of Canada. Mr. Elsley holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of Vasogen,

gentlemen , 'the company's history, products, activities, services,

customers, those kinds of things?

Mr. Elsley: Vasogen