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Executive Management
| Executive | Title | | Paul G. Thomas | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | | Bruce Lamb, Ph.D. | Senior Vice President, Development & Regulatory Affairs | | Lisa N. Colleran | Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations | | Steven T. Sobieski | Vice President, Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer |
Background of Executive Management
Paul G. Thomas has served as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeCell since October 1998. Mr. Thomas was elected Chairman of the Board in June 1999. Prior to joining LifeCell, Mr. Thomas was President of the Pharmaceutical Products Division of Ohmeda Inc., a world leader in inhalation anesthetics and acute care pharmaceuticals. He was responsible for the overall operations of Ohmeda’s Pharmaceutical Division, which had worldwide sales of approximately $200 million in 1997. Mr. Thomas received an M.B.A. degree, with an emphasis in marketing and finance, from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and completed his postgraduate studies in chemistry at the University of Georgia Graduate School of Arts and Science. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from St. Michael’s College in Vermont, where he graduated Cum Laude.
Bruce Lamb joined LifeCell in April 2005 as Senior Vice President, Development & Regulatory Affairs. He has 20 years of health-care related experience. Prior to joining LifeCell, Dr. Lamb was Vice President, Biosurgical Research and Development at Ethicon, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson, where he served in positions of increasing responsibility from 1999 through 2005. From 1991 through 1999, Dr. Lamb held multiple positions including Director, Chronic Care Research and Innovation at ConvaTec, a subsidiary of Bristol-Myers Squibb. From 1985 through 1991, Dr. Lamb was a research scientist at Pfizer Hospital Products group and advanced to Manager, Polymer Technology at Valleylab Inc. Dr. Lamb received his B.S. degree in Chemistry from Bradley University, his M.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, in Syracuse.
Lisa N. Colleran joined LifeCell in December 2002 as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, and was named Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations in July 2004. She has over twenty years of marketing experience. Prior to joining LifeCell, Ms. Colleran served from 1997 until December 2002 as Vice President/General Manager - Renal Pharmaceuticals for Baxter Healthcare Corporation, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of diversified products, systems and services used primarily in the healthcare field. From 1983 through 1997, Ms. Colleran served in various other sales and marketing positions at Baxter. Ms. Colleran received her Bachelor of Science degree from Molloy College and her Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola University of Chicago.
Steven T. Sobieski joined LifeCell in June 2000 as Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer. He has over twenty years of financial management experience in a variety of roles in public accounting and the medical technology field. Prior to joining LifeCell, Mr. Sobieski was Vice President, Finance at Osteotech, Inc, a publicly traded Nasdaq company focused on developing and marketing human tissue based products for orthopedic applications. Mr. Sobieski served in various positions at Osteotech from 1991 to 2000. From 1981 through 1991, he served in various positions of increasing responsibility with Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Sobieski received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Monmouth University, and his Master of Business Administration degree, with a concentration in accounting, from Rutgers University. He is a Certified Public Accountant. |
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