Richard C. Kindberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mark A. Darty
Executive Vice President of Operations
John Ogle
Chief Financial Officer
Christopher A. Schnee
Executive Vice President, Global Marketing & International Sales
Richard C. Kindberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rich Kindberg joined Luminetx Corporation in March of 2009. His experience spans over 30 years, of which more than 25 years have been attained within the healthcare industry with firms such as Teleflex Medical, C.R. Bard and Johnson & Johnson to name a few. Prior to joining Luminetx, Mr. Kindberg served as divisional president for Durham, North Carolina-based Teleflex Medical, a billion dollar medical device company where he had full operational responsibility.
After earning his degree, Rich began his career as a sales representative working for Container Corporation of America (then Mobil Oil) for 4 years before joining Ethicon, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson. There he held advancing positions in sales management, sales training, product management, marketing and professional education, all culminating with what eventually became the creation of Ethicon Endo-Surgery. During his last role at Ethicon Endo-Surgery as Director of Marketing & Business Unit Lead, Rich led initiatives for this producer of surgical devices. Under his direction, the company developed and released numerous products and programs for the minimally invasive surgery market.
After his tenure with Ethicon Endo-Surgery, he also held senior management positions with C.R. Bard, Optical Biopsy Technologies, Focal Interventional and Richard-Allan Medical where he was President and CEO. He has attained a significant amount of international experience while living and working abroad, in addition to leading the efforts to establish various sales and distribution channels in Europe, Japan, China, India and Latin America.
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Mark A. Darty
Executive Vice President of Operations
Mr. Darty is responsible for all research, development and product manufacturing at Luminetx. He has extensive technology and product development experience along with a proven track record in transitioning products to the market. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and later earned a Masters of Science in Engineering at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
In 1988, Mark joined the research and engineering division of General Dynamics in Fort Worth, TX where he designed and developed new avionics for the F-16 fighter aircraft. In 1990 he moved to a senior engineering position at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (now Boeing) in Huntsville, AL. There he founded and directed advanced technology groups that created a host of new products ranging from automated, solid state power systems for NASA to wearable computers for the US Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). His first patented invention attracted interest from NASA and led to equipment that went into service on the International Space Station.
In 1998, he joined Brother International Corporation, a global consumer electronics company with home offices in Japan. As Senior Director and head of Brother's North American technology research, he established global R&D cooperation among business units and partner firms in the USA, Europe and Japan.
Mark is a member of the Advisory Council of the Herff College of Engineering at the University of Memphis, the State of Tennessee Technology Roadmap Advisory Board and the Memphis Area Technology Council.
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John Ogle
Chief Financial Officer
John joined Luminetx in August of 2008. He brings more than 22 years of experience in accounting and finance primarily focused in the healthcare industry. Prior to joining Luminetx, John most recently served as the CFO of Supportive Oncology Services, Inc (SOS) and Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network Inc. (ACORN), affiliates of the West Clinic, P.C., in Memphis, Tennessee. In that role he implemented key corporate systems for finance, accounting, human resources, contracting and office management.
As CFO for the West Clinic, John was also instrumental in the development of the Community Oncology Alliance, and provided data and operating tools to cancer practices across the country. Prior to his tenure at the West Clinic and its affiliates, John was an Audit Manager at Thompson Dunavant, PLC, a CPA firm in Memphis. Ogle graduated from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s in Finance.
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Christopher A. Schnee
Executive Vice President, Global Marketing & International Sales
In his role as Executive Vice President of Global Marketing & International Sales for Luminetx Corporation, Chris is responsible for the growth of international sales, marketing directives and clinical operations. Prior to joining Luminetx, Chris held the position of Director of Marketing for Healthtronics managing the corporate Marketing, Quality Control and Assurance, Clinical Outcomes, and Clinical Education.
With over 13 years of experience in various US and global sales and marketing leadership roles, the majority of which have been in healthcare and medical device, he brings experience and leadership from the oncology, cardiology, urology, orthopedic market space from his roles at GE Healthcare, Smith and Nephew Trauma, and Healthtronics. In addition Chris has experience in the semiconductor and films industries.
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