Carmen L. Diersen joined SonoSite's Board in September 2005. Since September 2006, Ms. Diersen has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Spine Wave, Inc., a developer of advanced materials, techniques, and implant systems for spine surgery. From 2004 to 2006, Ms. Diersen served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Medical Systems. From 1992 to 2004, she held positions of increasing domestic and international responsibility in finance, business development, and general management at Medtronic Inc., including Vice President, Business Development, Vice President, General Manager, Musculoskeletal Tissue Services and Vice President of Finance and Administration and Vice President of Business Development, Americas and Asia Pacific. From 1982 to 1992, she was at Honeywell Inc. Ms. Diersen also serves on the board of directors of Memry Corporation. Ms. Diersen received a B.S. Accounting Degree from the University of North Dakota and an MBA from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. |