Originally Published MX March/April 2003
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Keith E. Brauer has served as vice president and chief financial officer of Guidant Corp. (Indianapolis) since July 1994. In addition to this role, Brauer is also responsible for information systems and for Guidant's business development organization, Compass. He began his career as an associate financial analyst for international operations at Eli Lilly and Co. (Indianapolis), where he served as coordinator of business planning and administrator for the company's medical devices and diagnostics division. He can be reached via e-mail at kbrauer@guidant.com.
Craig W. Carlson is chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and senior vice president at Cygnus Inc. (Redwood City, CA), where he has responsibility for the company's finance, information technology, sales and marketing, and investor relations functions. He joined Cygnus in 1993 as vice president for corporate communications, and has also served as the company's vice president for strategic planning. Carlson can be reached at craig_carlson@cygn.com.
Lars Enstrom is director of the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin (New York City), where he manages the firm's life sciences business. With more than nine years in healthcare investment banking, Enstrom has completed more than $3 billion in merger and acquisition, public and private equity financing, senior debt financing, and restructuring transactions, in sectors including medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare services, and healthcare technology. He can be reached at lenstrom@hlhz.com.
Sami Hamade is vice president of the Compass Group, the corporate venture capital and business development arm of Guidant Corp. Hamade has been active in the medical device industry for the past 10 years. Previous to his current position, Hamade held numerous key roles in the establishment of new businesses for Guidant, including coronary stents, intravascular radiation, carotids, and peripherals. He can be reached via e-mail at shamade@guidant.com.
Michael J. Heller, Esq., is a partner in the top-100 law firm of Cozen O'Connor (Philadelphia), where he is vice chair of the firm's corporate department, chair of the firm's emerging business and venture capital department, and a member of the firm's executive committee. Heller represents and counsels entrepreneurs and emerging-growth companies in negotiating and structuring all types of angel, venture, and other capital-raising transactions. He can be reached via e-mail at mheller@cozen.com.
Nicola J. H. Young is chief financial officer and senior vice president of Stereotaxis Inc. (St. Louis), where she has been responsible for finance and business development activities since the beginning of 2001. Young has more than 15 years of experience in finance, initially as an attorney and then as an investment banker focusing on the healthcare sector. Prior to joining Stereotaxis she served as director of investment banking for the Merrill Lynch Global Healthcare Group and as vice president for mergers and acquisitions at Lazard Freres & Co. LLC. She can be reached at nyoung@stereotaxis.com.
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