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I am the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), the only medical device company focused solely on heart recovery. At Abiomed, we are driven by our four principles: recovering hearts and saving lives, leading in technology and innovation, growing shareholder value and sustaining a winning culture of putting patients first. As a U.S. military veteran, I also serve as Co-Founder and Chairman of the Mentoring Veterans Program (MVPvets), a nonprofit organization committed to helping military veterans network with industry mentors to discover career opportunities in the life sciences industry.

Jeff Soinski has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since December 2014. From its formation in September 2009 until the acquisition of its Unisyn business by GE Healthcare in May 2013, Mr. Soinski served as Chief Executive Officer of Medical Imaging Holdings and its primary operating company Unisyn Medical Technologies, a national provider of technology-enabled products and services to the medical imaging industry. He remained a director of Medical Imaging Holdings and its remaining operating company Consensys Imaging Service until its acquisition in October 2017. Mr. Soinski served periodically as a Special Venture Partner from July 2008 to June 2013 and as a Special Investment Partner since October 2016 for Galen Partners, a leading healthcare-focused private equity firm. From 2001 until its acquisition by C.R. Bard in 2008, Mr. Soinski was President and CEO of Specialized Health Products International, a publicly-traded manufacturer and marketer of proprietary safety medical products. Earlier in his career, Mr. Soinski was President and CEO of ViroTex Corporation, a venture-backed pharmaceutical drug delivery company he sold to Atrix Laboratories in 1998. Mr. Soinski served on the board of directors of Merriman Holdings, parent of Merriman Capital, a San Francisco-based investment banking and brokerage firm, from 2008 until March 2016. He holds a B.A. degree from Dartmouth College.

Mr. Ward has been a member of our Board of Directors since 2013 and has served as Chairman since November 2014. Mr. Ward served as our Interim President and Chief Executive Officer commencing in November 2015. In August 2016, Mr. Ward was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Since 2013, Mr. Ward has been one of the Managing Directors at SightLine Partners. Following his appointment as our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ward continues to be a Managing Director of Sightline Opportunity Management Fund II, LLC, and may provide limited advisory and consulting services to Sightline Partners in this capacity.

John Hertig is a Chief Executive Officer at Enpath Medical Inc, Board Member at Enpath Medical Inc, and Board Member at Prosolia Inc. He has worked as Chief Executive Officer at MEDSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS LLC. John works or has worked as Consultant:Medical Device at 2001-2006.

Thomas Osypka is a President/CEO at Oscor Inc and Board Member at Micro Interventional Devices.