Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 20, 2003

John Ahern – Nmt Medical Inc (nmti)

JOHN E. AHERN was named President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of NMT Medical, Inc., in September 2000. The company is NASDAQ listed and has its corporate headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to joining NMT Medical, Mr. Ahern was Vice President, Emerging Technology for C.R. Bard, Inc., identifying, investing in and managing early-stage medical technologies and companies. In his 13 years with Bard, Mr. Ahern also held the senior marketing and strategic planning positions in three of Bard's cardiovascular divisions. Mr. Ahern's 38 years of medical device industry experience also includes Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Intra-Sonix, Inc., an early stage development company focused on minimally invasive surgery, Area Manager for the Middle East and North Africa at Abbott Laboratories, a leading health care company and various sales and marketing positions at Becton, Dickinson & Company, a major medical technology company. Profile
TWST: Would you start us off with a short introduction to NMT

Medical?

Mr. Ahern: The history of NMT Medical is actually much less

interesting than the future potential for the company.