Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> November 2, 1998
SCOTT J. SOLANO has served as President, CEO and a Director of the
Company since August 1997, after serving as the Company's Chief
Operating Officer since February 1997, and became the Chairman of the
Company's Board of Directors in January 1998. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Solano served as Vice President of Research and Development
at the Ohmeda medical device division of The BOC Group from February
1995 to February 1997. Mr. Solano also served as Vice President of New
Product Development and Operations at the interventional vascular
division of Medtronic, Inc., a medical device manufacturer, from
September 1994 to February 1995, and as Director of New Product
Development there from March 1991 to September 1994. Mr. Solano holds a
B.S. degree from the State University of New York at Albany and a M.S.
degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Profile
TWST: Please give us a summary, a background sketch on the company,enough to place us into context as to what you see as your company, and
what you see as your business today.
Mr. Solano: