William C. Dow

Mr. Dow was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company in September 1999.
From August 1997 until joining the Company in September 1999, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PLC Systems Inc., a manufacturer of lasers used in cardiac surgery.
From 1993 to 1997, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Deknatel Snowden Pencer Worldwide, Inc., a $100 million medical device manufacturer that became a manufacturing and marketing subsidiary of Genzyme Corporation in 1996.
Mr. Dow has over 25 years of experience in the medical device and service industry having held various positions in sales, marketing, distribution and general management with Griffith Micro Science, Kendall, Terumo and American Hospital Supply.
Mr. Dow is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and served as both a pilot and a Supply Corps officer in the U.S.
Navy.