Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> December 18, 2000

Richard Effress – Medsource Technologies Inc

RICHARD J. EFFRESS is Chairman of the Board, CEO, and co-Founder of Med Source Technologies. In addition to founding and managing MedSource Technologies, Inc., Mr. Effress is a founding partner of Kidd & Company, a venture management firm, where he participated in the development and growth of Chatham Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of custom electronic enclosure systems for the communications industry. In August 2000, Chatham was acquired by Flextronics International, Ltd., for an enterprise value of approximately $900 million; and the business is now the cornerstone of Flextronics' Enclosures division. He received a BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. Profile
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