Dennert (Denny) O. Ware served as a Director President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Concepts Inc. or KCI from April 2000 to December 2006. Before joining KCI he served as President and CEO of Boehringer Mannheim Corporation a market leader in medical diagnostic equipment. He joined Boehringer in 1972 as Vice President of Technical Affairs of DePuy the company’s Orthopedic Division. He later held senior management positions in the Diagnostic Division and became President and CEO of Boehringer Mannheim’s North American operations in 1997 a position he held until the acquisition of Boehringer Mannheim Group by Hoffman La Roche in 1998. After this acquisition Mr. Ware continued on as President and CEO of Roche Diagnostics Corp until the end of 1999. Mr. Ware holds a BSChE degree from Purdue University and an MBA from Indiana University. |