Elizabeth (Liz) H. Dávila joined AMO's board of directors in May of 2005. Ms. Dávila is a retired executive and the former Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of VISX Incorporated which Advanced Medical Optics acquired in May 2005. Ms. Dávila served on the VISX Board of Directors from 1995 to 2005 and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2005. From 1995 to 2001 Ms. Dávila held a number of positions at VISX including Executive Vice President President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining VISX Ms. Dávila was at Syntex Corporation from 1977 to 1994 where she held senior management positions in its medical device medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical divisions. Ms. Dávila serves on the Board of Directors of Cholestech Corporation. She holds a masters degree in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. |