John L. Shannon, Jr. - President & Chief Executive. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everest Medical Corporation from 1993 to 2000, and was President and Chief Executive Officer of EdenTec Corporation from 1989 to 1993. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Shannon was President of Threshold Ventures, Inc., a Minneapolis-based venture capital company and served as President of the Minnesota Venture Capital Association, a non-profit industry group, from 1987 to 1988. He also has held marketing, strategic planning, business development and financial positions at SciMed Life Systems, Inc. and The Toro Company. He received a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from the University of Minnesota. |