Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 22, 2001
JAMES S. MURPHY joined HDI as Vice President of Finance and Chief
Financial Officer in May 1996. In March 2000, his title was changed to
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Murphy was Controller of Gaming Corporation of America from
December 1992 through November 1995. From 1978 to 1988, Mr. Murphy was
the tax partner with Fox, McCue and Murphy, a certified public
accounting firm located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. From 1970 to 1978,
Mr. Murphy was employed by Ernst & Ernst (currently Ernst & Young LLP)
with both audit (six years) and tax (two years) experience. Mr. Murphy
is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and the Minnesota Society of CPAs. Mr. Murphy holds a Bachelor of
Science degree from Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota
(1966) and a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) from the
University of Minnesota (1968). Profile
GREG H. GUETTLER has been President and a Director of Hypertension
Diagnostics, Inc., since September 1997. Mr. Guettler has more than 20
years of experience in sales, marketing and management positions within
the medical industry. Prior to joining HDI, He was a senior manager at
Universal Hospital Services, Inc. (UHS), a nationwide provider of
medical devices and device management services to the healthcare
industry. During his 14 years with UHS, he held positions as Director of
national and strategic accounts where he led a national accounts sales
team, as Director of alternate care and specialty product promotions
where he was responsible for the development of UHS's alternate care
business unit and the nationwide distribution of new medical products,
and as Marketing Manager where he was responsible for company-wide
marketing and planning. Additionally, Mr. Guettler has held territory
sales, sales management, product management, marketing and business
development positions for the American Red Cross Blood Services. He
holds a BA from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota
(1977) and on MBA from the University of St. Thomas Graduate School of
Management (1983). Profile
TWST: Could you give us a history and overview of the company?Mr. Guettler: Hypertension Diagnostics was founded in 1988 to develop a
blood pressure waveform analysis discovery made by
Dr.