Paul J. Southworth
President and CEO, CircuLite, Inc.
Mr. Southworth joined CircuLite at its inception in 2004 and has over 30 years global experience as an executive manager in the medical device field. His early career spans positions of increasing responsibility at Becton Dickinson, C. R. Bard and Davis & Geck/B. Braun, where he was Vice President of Global Operations, managing over 20 facilities and 3,000 employees, and later President of the Americas, Wound Closure. Mr. Southworth joined Boston Scientific Corporation in 1996, as President of Meadox, a world leader in vascular grafts, and was later appointed President Vascular Division, Research and Development/Technical Operations with responsibility for $700M in revenue and 3,500 employees. In 1999, Mr. Southworth joined Datascope Corporation, as Corporate Vice President and President of the Cardiac Assist Division, a $120M worldwide counterpulsation therapy business. Mr. Southworth has a Masters of Business Administration in Business Management, and serves on the Advisory Board of Right Management Consultants.

Daniel Burkhoff, MD, Ph.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Burkhoff joined CircuLite in April 2009 and is a leading consultant in the field of heart failure, is Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical School and Medical Director of IMPULSE Dynamics (a company investigating a device-based therapy for chronic heart failure, Orangeburg, NY) and other medical device companies in cardiovascular medicine. He previously served as Director of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's J. Skirball Center for Cardiovascular Research (SCCR, Orangeburg, NY). Dr. Burkhoff's training includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in Applied and Engineering Physics and Doctor of Philosophy and Medical degrees from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He completed his house staff training in Internal Medicine at the Bayview Campus of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and fellowship training in Cardiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Burkhoff then moved to Columbia University in New York City, where he served as Associate Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Cardiology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and as Associate Attending Physician at the New York Presbyterian Hospital until 2003, after which he assumed his current position. Dr. Burkhoff has authored or co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as 19 book chapters and editorials. Dr. Burkhoff's interests include basic and clinical research in heart failure, left ventricular assist devices, ventricular mechanics, valvular heart disease, cardiovascular physiology, coronary circulation and cardiovascular pharmacology.

John Budris
Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Budris joined CircuLite in 2007 as Chief Technology Officer and brings over 25 years of experience in the design, development and commercialization of medical devices and implants. Prior to joining CircuLite, Mr. Budris was the Vice President of Research and Development for the Cardiac Assist division of Datascope and held similar senior management positions at Boston Scientific (Medi-tech/Meadox) and Wyeth/Cyanamid, (Davis & Geck). During the last 12 years of his career he has focused on the development of cardiothoracic surgical and interventional cardiology products. Mr. Budris has a Masters of Science in Chemistry and a Masters of Business Administration.

Peter Pfreundschuh
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Pfreundschuh joined CircuLite in 2008 as Chief Financial Officer and brings over 19 years of financial management experience. Prior to joining CircuLite, Mr. Pfreundschuh was Executive Director, Business Development & Licensing at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals and held similar senior management positions at Johnson & Johnson, Alimenterics Inc., and American Standard Companies, Inc. Peter brings to CircuLite a strong background in finance, new business development, marketing, and business analytics. Mr. Pfreundschuh has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, a Masters in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New Jersey.

Gail Farnan, RN
Vice President, Marketing
Ms. Farnan joined CircuLite in 2006 as Vice President, Marketing bringing a unique combination of over 15 years of interventional cardiology marketing and 10 years of cardiovascular nursing experience. Prior to joining CircuLite, Ms. Farnan held leadership positions at Impella/Abiomed, Novoste, Cordis (JNJ) and C. R. Bard. Ms Farnan has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing.

Carol Krieger
Vice President, Scientific Affairs
Ms. Krieger joined CircuLite in 2007 as Vice President, Scientific Affairs. Ms. Krieger has over 20 years experience in clinical research, regulatory and quality assurance. Prior to joining CircuLite, Ms. Krieger held leadership positions at Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Alfa Wassermann, Cardioclasp, Stryker Howmedica Osteonics, Boston Scientific, C. R. Bard and Roche Diagnostic Systems. Ms. Krieger has a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology and a Masters of Business Administration in Economics.

Robert Farnan
Director, Endovascular and Cannula Engineering
Mr. Farnan joined CircuLite in 2006 as Director, Endovascular and Cannula Engineering and brings to CircuLite over 20 years of medical device design and development. Prior to joining CircuLite, Mr. Farnan was a Principal Engineer for Cordis (JNJ) for both interventional neurological and cardiology products. His previous experience also includes Novoste, W. L. Gore, Schneider USA,
C. R. Bard and Impra. Mr. Farnan has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.

Oliver Marseille, Ph.D.
Managing Director, CircuLite GmbH
Dr. Marseille joined CircuLite in 2004 as Managing Director of CircuLite GmbH and brings to CircuLite over 15 years experience in the development of circulatory assist devices. Prior to joining CircuLite, Dr. Marseille was head of research and development at Medos AG. Dr. Marseille has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. in the development of rotary blood pumps.

Wolfgang Kerkhoffs
Technical Director, CircuLite GmbH
Mr. Kerkhoffs joined CircuLite in 2005 as Technical Director of CircuLite GmbH with over 10 years experience in the development of circulatory assist devices. Prior to joining CircuLite, Mr. Kerkhoffs was responsible for the development of a circulatory assist blood pump at the Institute for Biomedical Technologies (formerly the Helmholtz Institute). Mr. Kerkhoffs has a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Oliver Schumacher
Operations Manager, CircuLite GmbH
Mr. Schumacher joined CircuLite in 2005 as Operations Manager of CircuLite GmbH with over 10 years experience in the development of circulatory assist devices. Prior to joining CircuLite, Mr. Schumacher was responsible for the development of a circulatory assist blood pump at the Institute of Biomedical Technologies (formerly the Helmholtz Institute). Mr. Schumacher has a degree in Mechanical Engineering.