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Seasoned executive, with proven leadership in all business aspect, results-driven, savvy in the global environment, dynamic, entrepreneurial, analytic and strategic thinker. Experienced in P&L responsibility, sales & marketing, turn-around and M&A. Product knowledge spans: medical devices, pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics goods, telecommunication, enterprise SW solutions, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals. Industry experience: consumer electronics goods, telecommunication, and enterprise SW solutions.

John Baumann is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Midmark Corporation. ​ Prior to holding this position, he joined the Midmark Board of Directors in 2009 and was named Chairman in 2013. He leads the company with a strong focus on Midmark’s vision, values and strategies, which support innovation and growth initiatives to increase the efficiency of healthcare. A highly skilled and award-winning senior executive with more than 35 years of experience, Baumann, a Cincinnati native, began his career in the Cincinnati office of Arthur Andersen in 1979. He left Arthur Andersen to serve as the COO/CFO of Duro Bag Manufacturing, the largest manufacturer of carrier shopping bags for major specialty retail and department stores. He joined Fisher Investment Group in 1994 serving as Vice President, Corporate Development. In 1997, Baumann became President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as a shareholder, of Ampac, a Cincinnati-based global leader in creative packaging solutions serving the retail, food, pharmaceutical and security markets. During his tenure, Ampac increased its size twenty-fold, completed twelve acquisitions and expanded into Europe and Asia, where it now operates several global manufacturing centers. Baumann has won numerous awards for leadership and entrepreneurship, including the 2014 Entrepreneur Vision Award from the Entrepreneur Organization of Cincinnati and Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young in 2005. Furthermore, Baumann brings leadership experience from several corporate boards which currently include Basco, Kost USA, Ocean Accelerator, Inc. and, formerly, Bethesda, Inc. Baumann remains actively involved with organizations throughout the community, including Higher Branches, a charity he and his wife Emily founded to help build community in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. Baumann formerly contributed on the boards of the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Cincinnati Parks Foundation, the latter of which he was a founder. Baumann received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Xavier University.

Nacho Abia is a Mng Dir:Consumer Products at Olympus Europa Holding GmbH, Chairman at Olympus Espana, and Board Member at Olympus Imaging Corp. He has worked as Head:Americas Therapeutic Solutions at Olympus, President at Olympus Imaging Corp, and CEO/Managing Director at Olympus Espana. Nacho works or has worked as Mgr:South European Marketing at Sony Europe. He attended Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - UPC and Barcelona Business Administration School.

While growing up on a farm in Iowa, Dave VanderGriend learned early on how farming affects both rural communities and the global economy. Dave began working in the ethanol industry in the 1970s and later became vice president of operations for High Plains Corporation, an ethanol production company. In 1995, he used this knowledge to create ICM with the goal of advancing renewable energy using efficient, streamlined methods that sustain agriculture and reduce waste. The company began as a 20-employee fabrication shop. ICM has since become the ethanol industry’s leading provider of process technology, which has been integrated into more than 100 plants worldwide. Dave is passionate about supporting projects that involve people, food, energy and environmental restoration in developing countries. He also affects change on a national level as president of Urban Air Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving air quality and protecting public health by reducing vehicle emissions. In 2012, Dave received the Renewable Fuels Association Leadership Award for his role in advancing the ethanol industry through improved efficiencies and technological development that helps increase profitability throughout the industry.

Christopher Fortune is a Chief Executive Officer at Saris Cycling Group and Co-founder at Saris Cycling Group. He has worked as President at Saris Cycling Group.

Christian is the CEO of Eargo, a position he has held since Jul of 2016. Prior, Christian was Commercial Director, EMEA at ISS A/S.