Mr. Rissanen is an entrepreneur involved in founding and/or developing a number of medical technology companies. Over the span of his career, he had over a dozen entities sold to public companies or go public such as Intermedics, Optical Radiation, and WebMD.
Mr. Rissanen’s extensive knowledge of our business and history, experience as a board member of multiple publicy-traded and privately-held companies, and expertise in developing, financing and providing strong executive leadership to numerous companies contributed to our board of directors’ conclusion that he should serve as the Chairman of the Board for our company.