Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> January 15, 2001

Nassib Chamoun – Aspect Medical Systems Inc (aspm)

NASSIB CHAMOUN is President, Chief Executive Officer, and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Chamoun, Founder of Aspect Medical Systems, Inc., is the inventor of the core technology patents assigned to Aspect Medical Systems. He authored a number of publications in the areas of biomedical signal processing, image processing and cardiovascular physiology. Mr. Chamoun was a teaching and visiting Fellow in Cardiovascular Physiology at Harvard University from 1984 to 1987. His graduate work was funded by a grant from the Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Mr. Chamoun earned a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and received a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from Boston University. Profile
J. NEAL ARMSTRONG is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aspect Medical Systems. Mr. Armstrong, who joined Aspect Medical Systems in 1996, was most recently Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Haemonetics Corp., where he also served as a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Haemonetics, Mr. Armstrong spent five years at BTU International as Vice President of Finance and Administration, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer, and 14 years with Texas Instruments, Inc., where he held senior operating and financial positions. Mr. Armstrong holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant. Profile
TWST: Could you provide our readers with an overview of Aspect Medical

Systems?

Mr. Chamoun: I'm the founder, President and CEO of Aspect Medical.

Aspect Medical was founded in 1987 with the