Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> November 18, 2002
ROBERT B. GRIEVE is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of Heska Corporation and one of Heska's Founders. Dr.
Grieve was named Chief Executive Officer effective January 1,
1999, Vice Chairman effective March 1992 and Chairman of the
Board effective May 2000. Dr. Grieve also served as Chief
Scientific Officer from December 1994 to January 1999 and Vice
President, Research and Development, from March 1992 to December
1994. He has been a member of Heska's Board of Directors since
1990. Dr. Grieve holds a PhD degree from the University of
Florida and MS and BS degrees from the University of Wyoming. Profile
JASON NAPOLITANO has been Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Heska Corporation since May 2002. From July
1990 to March 2001, Mr. Napolitano held various positions at
Credit Suisse First Boston, where he was promoted to Vice
President in 1997 and Director in 2000 and where he worked in
areas including healthcare investment banking and mergers and
acquisitions. From March 2001 to May 2002, Mr. Napolitano was an
independent financial consultant whose clients included Heska
Corporation. Mr. Napolitano has a BS from Yale University. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of HeskaCorporation and a picture of things as they are now?
Dr. Grieve: The company was founded in 1988 initially on the
vision of