Mr. Pendergast has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 1998 and as a director since September 1992. Mr. Pendergast also served as PLC's Lead Outside Director from March 1995 to October 1998. In addition, Mr. Pendergast served as a director of PLC Medical Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PLC, from its incorporation in 1989 until 1991. Since June 1989, Mr. Pendergast has served as the President of Pendergast & Company, a privately-held management consulting firm. He also currently serves on the board of directors of several private companies. Mr. Pendergast is a certified public accountant.

Mark Tauscher joined PLC Medical Systems in January 2000, bringing more than 20 years of medical product sales, marketing and general management experience in the medical products field. Most recently, he was executive vice president of sales and marketing at Quinton, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of cardiology products. Prior to Quinton, Mr. Tauscher served as division president for Marquette Medical Systems. Mr. Tauscher's experience also includes general management, sales and marketing positions at Hewlett-Packard Medical Products Group for their Diagnostic Cardiology and Supplies divisions, and National Accounts Program.

Ken Luppi came to PLC Medical Systems in 1993 as Director of Service Operations, after spending a number of years as National Service Manager for Candela Laser Corporation, a medical laser company. In 1997, he was named Vice President of Operations for PLC Medical Systems, and has served in that capacity since then. Mr. Luppi received his B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University

Susan Papalia, R.N., B.S.N.
Vice President, Clinical Affairs

Ms. Papalia joined PLC in 2011, bringing more than 20 years of experience in clinical research. Most recently, she was Vice President Clinical Affairs at Correx, Inc., where she played a key role in the first clinical implantation of a novel device for use by cardiovascular surgeons performing aortic valve bypass. Prior to Correx, she was Director of Clinical Affairs at Mitralign, Inc., also and held a variety of management positions in both US and International Clinical Research at Boston Scientific. Ms. Papalia began her research career in cardiovascular medicine at New England Medical Center and St. Elizabeth's Hospital (Boston, MA), and held nursing management positions in New York and Massachusetts.

Andrew Halpert
Director of Marketing

Andrew Halpert joined PLC in 2006, with more than 13 years of experience in the medical device industry. Most recently, he worked for Coridea, a medical device incubator, where he developed a number of devices including the initial prototype for RenalGuard. Prior to Coridea, he acquired start-up experience as a member of the team that developed CHF Solution's Aquadex System, and led a team of engineering interns who built and tested the Dobelle Institute's first portable artificial vision system to restore vision to blind volunteers. Mr. Halpert received his M.B.A. degree from Babson College and his B.S. in electrical engineering from Columbia University.

Dr. Howard R. Levin is a cardiologist and an expert in the care of patients with heart failure, heart transplantation, mechanical cardiac assistance and intensive care medicine as well as the integration of cardiac respiratory and renal physiology into novel therapeutic solutions for clinical practice. Dr. Levin was a co-founder of Cardio Technologies, Inc. (CTI), where he served as Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President of R&D, and CHF Solutions, where he served as Chief Scientific Officer. He is currently part of G & L Consulting, LLC, an intellectual property development firm. Dr. Levin received his M.D. from the Mt. Sinai school of Medicine and his training in cardiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He was Assistant Professor of Medicine and Medical Director of the Ventricular Assist Program at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He is the author on over 100 medical and scientific publications.

Board of Directors

Edward H. Pendergast
Chairman of the Board

Mr. Pendergast has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 1998 and as a director since September 1992. Mr. Pendergast also served as PLC's Lead Outside Director from March 1995 to October 1998. In addition, Mr. Pendergast served as a director of PLC Medical Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PLC, from its incorporation in 1989 until 1991. Since June 1989, Mr. Pendergast has served as the President of Pendergast & Company, a privately-held management consulting firm. He also currently serves on the board of directors of several private companies. Mr. Pendergast is a certified public accountant.

Kevin J. Dunn
CEO, Dunn & Partners

Mr. Dunn has served as a director of PLC since September 1999. Mr. Dunn currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Dunn & Partners. Prior to this he was the President and Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking of the U.S. operations of Canaccord Adams Inc., an investment banking firm. From January 2005 to January 2006, Mr. Dunn served as President and Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking of Adams Harkness. From September 2002 to January 2005, Mr. Dunn served as Managing Director of Adams Harkness. From June 1999 to June 2002, Mr. Dunn served as Senior Managing Director of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. From 1984 to June 1999, Mr. Dunn served as Executive Vice President of Tucker Anthony Inc. Mr. Dunn received his M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and his B.A. degree from Harvard College.

Mr. Holmes has served as a director of PLC since May 2000. Since December 1994, Mr. Holmes has served as President of The Holmes, Co. , a consulting firm that specializes in healthcare in the medical device industry. From 1985 to 1994, he served as General Manager and Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Medical Products Group. Currently, Mr. Holmes serves as a director of the UCLA Foundation and St. Luke's Wood River Medical Foundation.


Brent Norton, M.D.
President and CEO, PreMD Inc.

Dr. Norton has served as a director of PLC since June 1994. Since 1992, Dr. Norton has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of PreMD Inc. (formerly IMI International Medical innovations Inc.), a publicly traded predictive medicine company. He is also a Director of Novadaq Technologies Inc., a publicly traded medical device company, and LymphoSign Inc, a private biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Norton completed his medical training at McGill University and conducted post-graduate work in biomedical engineering at Ecole Polytechnique at the University of Montreal. Dr. Norton received his M.B.A. degree from the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.

Mark Tauscher joined PLC Medical in January 2000, bringing more than 20 years of medical product sales, marketing and general management experience in the medical products field. Most recently, he was executive vice president of sales and marketing at Quinton, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of cardiology products. Prior to Quinton, Mr. Tauscher served as division president for Marquette Medical Systems. Mr. Tauscher's experience also includes general management, sales and marketing positions at Hewlett-Packard Medical Products Group for their Diagnostic Cardiology and Supplies divisions, and National Accounts Program.