Management
Martin Rosendale
- CEO
Martin Rosendale was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Cytomedix, Inc.
effective July 1, 2008 after having joined the company as Chief Operating
Officer in March 2008. Martin has more than 24 years of experience in
specialty medical markets, utilizing his background in science, healthcare
and engineering.
Prior to joining Cytomedix, Martin was Chief Executive Officer of Core
Dynamics, Inc. where he managed a research and development program based in
Israel, and initiated U.S. commercial operations for the company’s
cryobiology and cell lyophilization technologies. In this role, he
established a relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense, managed
multiple strategic collaborations, and facilitated the sourcing of product
ingredients from China.
In addition, Martin has held leadership positions in multiple companies: ZLB
Bioplasma, Inc., where, as General Manager, he led the company from early
launch phase in 2001 to establishment as a market leader by 2004; North
American Vaccine Inc. where he directed North American sales and played a
vital role in international marketing efforts; Senior Vice President of
Sales and Pharmacy Services for SangStat, Inc., where he facilitated the
successful launch of two novel drugs for solid organ transplant. He also
spent 10 years at the American Red Cross, where he was appointed National
Sales Director and successfully launched numerous bio-pharmaceutical
products.
Martin has served on the boards of the Transplant Recipients International
Organization and the American Red Cross Biomedical Services, San Jose
Region. He has also published articles in Selling Power, Journal of
Corporate Management and Journal of the American Society for Microbiology.
Mr. Andrew Maslan, CPA,
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Mr. Maslan became the corporate controller on July 1, 2005 and the company’s
CFO on August 15, 2005. Mr. Maslan most recently served as
controller for BioReliance Corporation based in Rockville, Maryland, which
was acquired by Invitrogen (IVGN-NASDAQ) in February 2004. Earlier, he held
positions with two other Rockville, Maryland-based companies, serving as a
principal with GlobeTraders, Inc., and senior accountant for Providence
Laboratory Associates. Mr. Maslan began his professional career serving as
an auditor with KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Maslan earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Accountancy from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and is a
Certified Public Accountant in the State of Maryland.
Ms. Carelyn Fylling, R.N.,
M.S.N., is the Vice President of Professional Services, a position she has
served since joining the Company’s new management team in December, 2001.
Ms. Fylling was Director of Training and Program Development at the
International Diabetes Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She provided
consultative services nationally and internationally. She also has served on
the national Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association and
numerous national committees. Ms. Fylling received the prestigious Ames
Award for Outstanding Educator in the Field of Diabetes. Subsequently, she
joined Curative Health Services and helped the company grow from three
employees to over 650 employees. During her 13 years at Curative, Ms.
Fylling helped to design the national wound database, developed clinical
protocols, conducted outcome studies, trained physicians and nurses in
comprehensive wound management, wrote scientific articles and abstracts,
assisted in clinical trials and marketing, and developed an Internet-based
online wound care training program for health professionals. Recently, she
provided independent consulting and outsourcing services to the health care
industry through Fylling Associates, LLC, which she wholly owns, and through
Strategic Partners, LLC, in which she holds a partnership interest.
Mr. David A. Hotchkiss, Vice
President, Sales and Marketing
Joining Cytomedix in October 2006, Mr. Hotchkiss has over 13 years of
experience in the wound care market and leads the sales and marketing
efforts for the company. Mr. Hotchkiss previously served as VP Sales and
Marketing for Coloplast Corp. in Marietta GA, where he built successful
sales and marketing teams and sound business strategies to support the
wound, skin, continence and ostomy business units. His earlier wound care
experience includes directing the sales and marketing efforts for Iodosorb,
an antimicrobial wound dressing and for Carrington Laboratories,
manufacturers of a full line of wound and skin products for the chronic
patient.
In addition to sales and marketing, Mr. Hotchkiss has deep experience with
product development, national accounts, reimbursement strategy, business
development, market research and innovation management. He has participated
as a member of the HIDA advisory panel, WOCN strategic planning and Frost
and Sullivan Thought Leaders. Mr. Hotchkiss began his career as a sales
representative with USV Labs/Rhone Poulenc Rorer, (now Sanofi Aventis) and
advanced through increasingly responsible marketing management positions. He
earned his Bachelors of Business Administration in Marketing from the
University of North Texas, and has completed advanced studies at UCLA and JL
Kellogg.
Eduardo March, Director
of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
Mr. March joined Cytomedix in February, 2005, as its Director of Quality
Assurance and Regulatory Affairs with more than 25 years of regulatory
experience. Mr. March started his career as a Presidential Internship Award
winner working at the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory in
Pensacola, Florida. Following his work there and later with the Department
of Defense, he joined the FDA in 1980, holding a number of positions in the
Office of Device Evaluation and as a Compliance Officer for the Office of
Compliance in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. He was
promoted to Assistant Director of the Division of Standards Enforcement,
Office of Compliance where he directed the program for evaluating the
conformance of medical devices to voluntary standards. Since 1994 and
leaving FDA, Mr. March has been employed as a Senior Consultant to industry
in the medical device regulatory area preparing applications for FDA
approval of new medical devices and providing advice on FDA’s Quality System
Regulation. He is an active member of the Regulatory Affairs Professional
Society and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
Mr. March received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and M. S. degrees in
Bioengineering and Management Science.
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