John Damgaard, age 38, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. On June 29, 2007, Mr. Damgaard became the Chief Operating Officer of Mediware. Prior to that time, Mr. Damgaard served as Vice President and General Manager of Mediware’s Blood Management Division since March 26, 2006 after having joined Mediware on March 3, 2003 to serve as chief operating officer of the Company’s Blood Management Division. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Damgaard served as Vice President of Operations and Principal with CGN and Associates, Inc. (CGN), a professional services firm providing business performance improvement services to large healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing clients. Prior to CGN, Mr. Damgaard held various management and technical positions within Maytag Corporation and IBM. Mr. Damgaard earned an MBA with distinction from Bradley University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Northern Iowa, as a Presidential Scholar. |