Edward F. Brennan, Ph.D., has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2005, our President since March 2005 and our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since March 2006. From January 2001 to December 2003, Dr. Brennan was Managing Director for Perennial Ventures, a venture fund focused on early-stage investing in technology companies. From January 2000 to December 2000, Dr. Brennan served as Vice President of Tredegar Investments, a venture capital investment company. Dr. Brennan was also Executive Vice President for CardioGenesis Corp., a medical device company, from June 1995 to December 1999, where he was responsible for domestic and international clinical programs, regulatory affairs, quality systems and scientific research activities. He is the Chairman of Hemosense, Inc., and serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately-held technology companies. Dr. Brennan received a B.A. in Chemistry and Biology and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Gregory J. Tibbitts Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance
Mr. Tibbitts brings to CryoCor over 18 years of financial, accounting and administrative management experience at both large and small high-growth technology companies. He was the chief financial officer at Elitra Pharmaceuticals, a San Diego-based biotechnology company, responsible for financing and strategic transactions. Prior to Elitra, he was a senior manager at Ernst & Young LLP, specializing in the biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Mr. Tibbitts has a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of San Diego and a M.B.A. from San Diego State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.
Helen S. Barold, M.D., M.P.H. FACC, FHRS Chief Medical Officer
Helen S. Barold has served as our Chief Medical Officer since August 2006. Previously, Dr. Barold worked as a Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration, in the office of device evaluation of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and practiced in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She received her medical degree from the University of Rochester, completed her Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and her Cardiology and Electrophysiology residency at Duke University.
Mark Adams Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Mark Adams has served as our Vice President of Sales and Marketing since November 2007. Mr. Adams has served at the management and executive levels with several leading electrophysiology companies, including EP Technologies (prior to its acquisition by Boston Scientific), Irvine Biomedical (prior to its acquisition by St. Jude Medical), EP Medsystems and Instromedics, a leader in cardiac event monitoring. Throughout his career, Mr. Adams has been involved in a number of strategic alliance relationships, including with Boston Scientific, Guidant, Medtronic, Phillips and St. Jude Medical. Prior to joining CryoCor, Mr. Adams served as a business consultant providing sales, marketing, operational and staffing expertise to a range of organizations primarily in the medical device industry. Mr. Adams has a long track record of successfully implemented strategic sales and marketing plans.
