Board of Directors
TomoTherapy Incorporated’s board of directors consists of well-respected physicians, scientists and business executives, each offering invaluable guidance and insight.
John J. Greisch Director
John J. Greisch has served as a director since 2008. He is the corporate vice president and president, International of Baxter International Inc. Mr. Greisch joined Baxter in 2002 as the vice president of finance for Baxter’s Renal business. He assumed the role of vice president of finance and strategy for the BioScience business before being named president of that business. In 2004 Mr. Greisch became the CFO. He assumed his current role in 2006. Prior to joining Baxter, Mr. Greisch was president and CEO of FleetPride Corporation and served in a variety of roles, including CFO, treasurer and president of The Interlake Corporation. Mr. Greisch is a member of the Children’s Memorial Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, serves on the Business School Advisory Board for Miami University Richard T. Farmer School of Business and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Mr. Greisch holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Miami University at Ohio and a M.S. in Management from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He is a certified public accountant and began his business career with Price Waterhouse.
Sam R. Leno Director
Sam R. Leno has served as a director since 2006. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance and Information Systems of Boston Scientific Corporation since June 2007. From 2001 to May 2007, Mr. Leno has served as the Executive Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer for Zimmer Holdings, Inc. From March 1999 to 2001, Mr. Leno was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global distributor of electronic components. Mr. Leno served from 1971 to 1994 in financial management roles at Baxter International and its predecessor, American Hospital Supply, ultimately serving as Vice President Finance and Information Technology Hospital Business. Mr. Leno holds a BS in Accounting from Northern Illinois University and an MBA from Roosevelt University.
Thomas Rockwell Mackie, PhD Chairman of the Board
Thomas Rockwell Mackie, PhD co-founded our company in 1997 and has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since 1999. Dr. Mackie also served as President of TomoTherapy Inc. from 1997 until 1999 and as Treasurer from 1997 until 2000. Since 1987, Dr. Mackie has been a professor in the departments of Medical Physics and Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin, where he established the TomoTherapy research program. Dr. Mackie also co-founded Geometrics Corporation (now merged with ADAC Corp.), which developed a radiotherapy treatment planning system. Dr. Mackie currently serves as President of the Medical Physics Foundation, and as a member on the boards of Cellectar Inc., a drug development company, Bioionix Inc., a water treatment company, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Calibration Laboratory. Dr. Mackie has a BSc in Physics from the University of Saskatchewan and a PhD in Physics from the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
John J. McDonough Director
John J. McDonough has served as director since 2004. He co-founded and in 2001 was appointed Chairman of the board of directors of McDonough Medical Products Corporation, one of the largest independent suppliers of x-ray tubes, medical imaging components and dental x-ray systems in the United States. Prior to that, Mr. McDonough served as Vice Chairman of DENTSPLY, a manufacturer of artificial teeth and consumable dental products, in 1995. Mr. McDonough also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DENTSPLY from 1993 to 1995, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GENDEX Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of dental x-ray equipment, from 1983 until 1993 when GENDEX merged with DENTSPLY. Mr. McDonough has a BS in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and is a CPA.
John P. Neis Director
John P. Neis has served as a director of TomoTherapy since 1999. He is co-founder and Senior Partner of Venture Investors LLC, a company he formed in 1985. He also serves as a director of Venture Investors of Wisconsin, Inc., NimbleGen Systems, Inc., a supplier of flexible high-density microarray products and services for the biotech research market, Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of vitamin D based pharmaceuticals, and Wisconsin Technology Council, Inc., an independent non-profit formed by bipartisan legislation in Wisconsin to serve as a science and technology advisor to the Governor and Legislature. Mr. Neis has a BS in Finance from the University of Utah, an MS in Marketing and Finance from the University of Wisconsin and is a chartered financial analyst.
Cary J. Nolan Director
Cary J. Nolan has served as a director of TomoTherapy since 2001. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Picker International from 1989 to 1999. Prior to that, from 1987 to 1989 Mr. Nolan served as President and CEO of Cooper Surgical, a division of Cooper Companies, and from 1978 to 1987 as President of Xerox Medical, a division of Xerox Corp. Mr. Nolan also serves as a director of Premier Farnell plc and of Toshiba Medical Corporation. Mr. Nolan has a BA and a BSEE from the University of Notre Dame.
Carlos A. Perez, MD Director
Carlos A. Perez, MD has served as a director since 2005. He is a former President of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation and has more than 40 years of experience in radiation oncology. Dr. Perez is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University Medical Center, having joined the staff in 1964. He received his training in Radiology and Radiation Oncology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University Medical School and was a Fellow in the Department of Radiation Therapy at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Perez received a BS and his MD from Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, S.A.
Paul J. Reckwerdt Director and President of TomoTherapy Inc.
Paul J. Reckwerdt co-founded our company in 1997 and has served as a director since that time. Mr. Reckwerdt has served as our President since 1999, and previously served as our Treasurer from 2000 until 2003, as our Secretary from 1997 until 2003 and as our Vice-President from 1997 until 1999. Mr. Reckwerdt was involved in research at the University of Wisconsin from 1986 to 1999. From 1988 to 1999 Mr. Reckwerdt conducted research focusing on advanced cancer therapy. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Reckwerdt worked on the X-ray microbeam project and the Speech Motor Control lab, which are international research facilities designing tools for research in ALS, Parkinson’s disease, Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. In 1992, Mr. Reckwerdt co-founded Geometrics Corporation, a radiation treatment planning company. Mr. Reckwerdt serves on the board of the WAVE Entrepreneur program at the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Reckwerdt has a BS in mathematics from Northern Illinois University.
Frederick A. Robertson, MD Director and CEO of TomoTherapy Inc.
Frederick A. Robertson, MD has served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director since joining the company in January 2005. Prior to joining TomoTherapy, Dr. Robertson served as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin from 2000 through 2004. From 1998 to 2000, Dr. Robertson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Marquette Medical Systems, and later as Chief Clinical Officer of GE Medical Systems. Dr. Robertson previously held management positions with Marquette Medical Systems, including President and Chief Executive Officer, President-Patient Monitoring Division and Medical Director. Dr. Robertson also serves as a director of Access Genetics, LLC, a molecular diagnostics and interpretation company. Dr. Robertson has an MBA from San Diego State University and an MD from the University of Wisconsin Medical School.
Frances S. Taylor Director
Frances Taylor has served as a director since 2006. She has more than 28 years experience in corporate and investment banking both within the United States and internationally. From 1977 until 1998, she served as an Executive Vice President at Bank of America and from 1970 to 1977 as a Second Vice President at Smith Barney. Ms. Taylor serves on the boards of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, UW-Madison International Studies Advisory Board, Oak Financial, Oak Bank, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and Builders World. Ms. Taylor holds a B.S. in Education from the University of Wisconsin.
