Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 14, 2009

Ir Biosciences Holdings – John N. Fermanis (irbs)

JOHN N. FERMANIS has served as the Chief Financial Officer of IR BioSciences Holdings, Inc., since December 2004. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Fermanis co-founded AMPS Wireless Data, Inc., a privately held Arizona corporation in 1998, where he served as Chief Financial Officer from May 2001 to October 2004. From 1997 to 2001, he held the position of Treasury Manager for Peter Piper, Inc., a national restaurant chain headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. Mr. Fermanis has over 18 years of financial management experience with both the American Express Corporation and Citigroup in New York City. Mr. Fermanis holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook and attended Pace University's Graduate School of Management in New York City. Profile
TWST: Would you give me a brief history of the company and what your focus is on

now?

Mr. Fermanis: The company was founded in 2002 as a private corporation and

the science was born out of