Vyaire Medical CEO and leadership

Gaurav Agarwal replaces Dave Eckley as the CEO of Vyaire Medical in Jan 2020.

Prior to joining Vyaire Medical, Agarwal was president and chief operating officer of Acelity’s KCI. He has also served as president of orthopedic reconstruction at Smith & Nephew and VP and general manager of GE Healthcare.

Ms. Jokinen became our Chief Financial Officer in June 2014. Prior to joining G&K, Ms. Jokinen spent 22 years with Valspar Corporation, most recently as its Vice President, Corporate Finance, where she was responsible for Valspar’s tax, treasury, investor relations, internal audit, operations finance and corporate accounting functions. Throughout 2012 through September 2013, Ms. Jokinen was Valspar’s Vice President, Finance & Strategy, where she led Valspar’s global finance organization with responsibility for business finance, international shared service centers in Europe and Asia and regional accounting teams. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Jokinen was Valspar’s Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, with responsibility for the company’s SEC reporting obligations and global financial control policies. Ms. Jokinen serves on the board of Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG), where she is a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.

Tom Whalen is a SVP Global Operations at BALT, COO at Balt Medical at BALT, and Chief Supply Chain and Quality Officer at Vyaire Medical and is based in Newyork, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom. He has worked as Business Unit Manager ASG at Advanced Cardiovascular Systems Inc, Chief Operating Officer at Accriva Diagnostics Inc, and Senior Director Corporate Process Development at EV3 INC. Tom studied at California State University Long Beach between 1977 and 1983.

Highly accomplished and forward-thinking Senior Technology Executive with 20+ years of achievement setting and executing technology strategies for private-equity, private, and public global corporations. Proven record of success as part of executive leadership teams to align top-level business and technology strategies- fostering sustainable revenue growth and delivering top levels of efficiency and internal/external customer service through sustainable innovation. Broad-based expertise in the planning and execution of strategic turnarounds, culture change initiatives, technical project portfolios, systems operations, and diverse service delivery efforts. Holds MS in Computer Information Systems.

Specialties:

Enterprise Technology Strategy

Enterprise Architecture

Business Intelligence

Master Data Management

Information Strategy

Customer Relationship Management

Project Delivery and Methodologies

Application Management and Operations

IT Organization Design and Sourcing

Cost Optimization and Budget Alignment

Global Operations

Lisa Shumpert is a Chief Human Resources Officer at Vyaire Medical and is based in Dallas, Texas. She has worked as Vice President Human Resources, Global Talent and Senior Business Partner at Acelity; Regional Human Resources Manager at Target Corporation: Mervyn's Division; and Vice President, Human Resources at Charles Schwab. Lisa studied at Arizona State University.

Michael “Mike” Burroughs is an accomplished Information Security, Data Privacy, Product Security (Medical Device Security), and Data Risk Management professional with global experience across a diverse array of environments. Mike is dedicated to taking a non-conventional approach to maturing security programs by focusing on building holistic security enabling relationships which translate to business revenue growth and protection.

Specializations & Domain Focus:

Security Program Management

DevSecOps Development & Management

Threat Intelligence Program Implementation & Management

Security Awareness & Training

IOT & Mobile Device Security & Management

Cyber Risk Management

Data Privacy Program Management

Insider Threat Program Development & Management

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)

Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE)

Certified General Data Protection Regulation - Foundation Level (GDPR-F)

Certified General Data Protection Regulation - Practitioner Level (GDPR-P)

Debra K Goetzinger is a Chief Brand & Digital Officer at Vyaire Medical. She has experience at Young & Rubicam and Morgan Stanley and has worked as VP:Marketing at TEGNA Inc., Deputy City Clerk at City of Carroll IA, and Senior VP:Corporate Marketing at HYATT HOTELS CORP. Debra works or has worked as VP:Strategic Marketing at Univision Communications. She studied at Indiana University and COLUMBIA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF.

John Elwood is a Chief Operating Officer at Vyaire Medical and is based in Ireland. He has worked as Senior Member Of Technical Staff at HP Inc., General Manager at Acelity, and VP Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain at Acelity. John studied at University of Limerick between 1991 and 1994 and University of Limerick between 1987 and 1991.

Ms. Jokinen became our Chief Financial Officer in June 2014. Prior to joining G&K, Ms. Jokinen spent 22 years with Valspar Corporation, most recently as its Vice President, Corporate Finance, where she was responsible for Valspar’s tax, treasury, investor relations, internal audit, operations finance and corporate accounting functions. Throughout 2012 through September 2013, Ms. Jokinen was Valspar’s Vice President, Finance & Strategy, where she led Valspar’s global finance organization with responsibility for business finance, international shared service centers in Europe and Asia and regional accounting teams. From 2008 to 2012, Ms. Jokinen was Valspar’s Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, with responsibility for the company’s SEC reporting obligations and global financial control policies. Ms. Jokinen serves on the board of Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG), where she is a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.