Dynatronics Corporation reports that Richard J. Linder has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective March 23, 2015. Linder’s appointment fills the vacancy created by the passing in November 2014 of board member Joseph Barton.
Kelvyn Cullimore, Jr, chairman and president, Dynatronics, states in a company news release that Linder’s addition to the Board of Directors represents “an important step forward for the company. Rich is a proven leader and is well-known for his business acumen. His breadth of experience and tremendous success in working in the medical technology field will strengthen our strategic planning capabilities and help drive future success.”
The release states that Linder began his career in the medical device industry in 1991 with Merit Medical Systems after attending Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. In 1996, he co-founded Rubicon Medical Inc and served as its president and CEO, eventually taking Rubicon public. In 2005, the release says Boston Scientific acquired Rubicon Medical, and Linder worked for Boston Scientific until leaving in 2006 to become president/CEO and director of Coherex Medical. Linder also serves as director of Vital Access Corporation, the release notes.
Linder is a co-founder and director of CoNextions, an orthopedics company, and serves as president/CEO. He is a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of BIO-Utah. He also founded the MD4 (Medical Devices, Diagnostics, and Drug Delivery) annual life science meeting for Utah.
The release states that Linder holds a variety of US and international-issued patents and pending patent applications for medical technologies in the treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular interventions, neuro-interventional radiology, structural heart disease, heart failure, percutaneous ventricular assist devices, soft-tissue tendon repair, and tendon to bone fixation and tenodesis.
Linder will serve the remainder of Barton’s term, until the next annual meeting of the shareholders, when he will be included on the slate for re-election to the Board of Directors.
[Source: Dynatronics Corporation]
