Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 12, 2001
JOE E. KIANI is the Founder of Masimo Corporation and has served
as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since
Masimo's inception in 1989. Mr. Kiani was also Product Engineer
at Unisys. Mr. Kiani is an inventor on more than 30 patents
related to signal processing, sensors, and patient monitoring.
Mr. Kiani serves on the Board of SABA, a publicly traded company,
The Orange County March of Dimes and Medical Device Manufacturing
Association (MDMA). In February 2000, Mr. Kiani became the first
recipient of the Society of Critical Care Medicine Technology
Excellence Award. He has also received the Excellence in
Leadership award from The March of Dimes and The Huntington
Disease Society of America Celebration of Hope Award. Mr. Kiani
has a BSEE degree and an MSEE degree from San Diego State
University. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with an update on the company; what has gone onover the past year or so that investors should focus on?
Mr. Kiani: I believe what investors would be interested in is