People/Leadership
- Kenneth W. Freeman - Executive Chairman
- Robert E. Kirby - President & Chief Executive Officer
- Jeremy A. Friedman - Chief Financial Officer
- Jeffrey M. Farina - Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
- William E. Howell - Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
- Michael D. Hassman - Senior Vice President - Operations
- Scott LaNeve - Senior Vice President-Sales and Marketing
- Tricia M. McCall - Senior Vice President - Human Resources
- Gerard Porreca - Senior Vice President - Quality and Regulatory Affairs
- Dean D. Schauer - Senior Vice President - Engineering
Kenneth W. Freeman
Executive Chairman
Ken is Executive Chairman of Accellent Inc. and a Managing Director at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Prior to joining KKR, Ken served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the nation's leading provider of diagnostic testing, for nine years. From October 2005 through May 2007, Ken was Chairman and CEO of Masonite International, a KKR portfolio company. He continues at Masonite as Chairman of the Board.
Ken received a B.S. degree from Bucknell University, and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. He is a director of Accellent Inc., and Masonite International, a trustee of Bucknell University, and an Executive in Residence at the Columbia Business School. He is past chairman of the American Clinical Laboratory Association and served as lead director of TRW until it merged with Northrop Grumman Corp. in December 2002. Ken's writings have been featured in the Harvard Business Review and Strategy + Business.
Robert E. Kirby
President & Chief Executive Officer
Bob has thirty years of operating experience, most recently serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Handleman Company. Prior to joining Handleman, Bob served in several leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson including President - Personal Products Company; Vice President, Global Supply Chain, and Vice President, North American Operations, Consumer and Personal Care Group; and Vice President, Research and Development - Consumer Products Group.
Bob began his career at Proctor & Gamble as a scientist. He also has held leadership positions in research and development, engineering and manufacturing at Kimberly-Clark Corporation and James River/Fort James Corporation, leading paper products companies. Bob received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Hampshire in 1978.
Jeremy A. Friedman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jeremy Friedman brings more than thirty years of finance and operations experience to Accellent. Before joining Accellent, Mr. Friedman worked at Flextronics, where he held a number of senior executive positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Chief Operating Officer of Flextronics Network Services and Senior Vice President of Finance for the Components division. Jeremy has broad based experience with entrepreneurial and start up environments as well as with multi-national, multi-billion dollar corporations. He has held senior leadership positions in manufacturing, telecommunication services, retail and international trading businesses. Jeremy has a bachelor's degree in religion from Haverford College, as well as an MBA from Harvard University.
Jeffrey M. Farina
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Jeff has served as Accellent's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since June 2004. Prior to joining Accellent, Jeff worked in the Uniform Tubes Division of UTI, served as Project Manager, Engineering Manager and Vice President of Engineering over the course of 15 years. Jeff has also worked in the computer industry as a Product Engineer and Project Lead developing electromechanical devices. Throughout his career, Farina has been awarded device and process patents in diverse fields. He received BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University.
William E. Howell
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Bill brings more than thirty years of Information Services and Technology experience to Accellent in his role as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Bill has a strong reputation for managing global business units and implementing business-driven strategies in manufacturing, corporate, R&D and commercial environments. Before joining Accellent, Bill worked in the pharmaceutical industry including Eli Lilly & Co., Bristol-Myers Squibb Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline Inc. Bill received a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, as well as an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Michael D. Hassman
Senior Vice President - Operations
Mike is responsible for operations at Accellent's Assembly, Metal Forming and European manufacturing facilities. Prior to joining Accellent, Mike served Vice President of manufacturing for Smith & Nephew Mansfield Operations, where he launched over 125 new products in 15 different product lines, and orchestrated significant cost improvement activities. Mike is a former United States Army officer and was awarded his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Scott LaNeve
Senior Vice President-Sales and Marketing
Scott LaNeve brings over 25 years of leadership experience to Accellent, including more than 17 years in healthcare sales and marketing. Scott's breadth of experience includes roles with major manufacturers such as Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer Mannheim (now Roche), DePuy Orthopedics (now J&J), and Instrumentation Laboratory; as well as executive sales and marketing positions within some of the nation's leading providers of medical care, including Quest Diagnostics and Physiotherapy Associates. Prior to working in healthcare, Scott was an officer in the United States Army. He is a combat veteran and former paratrooper, having served in the 82nd Airborne Division. He is a graduate of West Virginia University and completed graduate studies at IMD in Lucerne, Boston University and Columbia. He holds an MBA from Suffield University.
Tricia M. McCall
Senior Vice President - Human Resources
Tricia oversees all human resource functions for Accellent. Having joined the company in August 2007, Tricia has more than twenty-five years of human resources experience, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of Human Resources with Health Dialog Services Corporation. Previously she was Vice President - Human Resources at ACMI Corporation and progressed through multiple human resources roles during her nineteen year tenure at Hewlett Packard Company's Healthcare. Tricia has as B.S. in Business Administration from Emmanuel College in Boston, MA.
Gerard Porreca
Senior Vice President - Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Gerard brings nearly twenty years of operational and quality experience to Accellent. Before joining Accellent, Gerard worked for Becton Dickinson (BD) serving as Director, Worldwide Quality Management for their Medical Surgical Systems division. Prior to joining BD, Gerard began his career with General Electric in 1989. He held positions of increasing responsibility in Operations and Sales, GE Energy Services. A certified Six-Sigma Master Black Belt, Gerard also coordinated the implementation of six-sigma training at General Electric's corporate headquarters operation. Gerard has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University.
Dean D. Schauer
Senior Vice President - Engineering
Dean is responsible for all manufacturing engineering, new product development and product transfers within Accellent's worldwide operations. He also leads Accellent's Idea Centers where engineers perform early design and rapid prototyping services. Prior to his current position, Dean worked with MedSource Technologies for four years, completing his tenure there as Vice President of Engineering Services. Dean has a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering from South Dakota Tech and is certified in Six Sigma methodology.
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