LEADERSHIP TEAM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Erin Chance, Assistant General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Ms. Chance has over 20 years of experience in the legal industry, including practicing in the Atlanta office of Kilpatrick Stockton and running her own successful law firm specializing in providing corporate legal advice and assistance to in-house legal counsel as well as providing general corporate advice, contract review and negotiation, and legal analysis to companies, nonprofits, and other law firms.
Ms. Chance received both her Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Georgia with honors. She also earned a Graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Law and Compliance from Seton Hall Law School and is a Certified Tissue Bank Specialist. Ms. Chance serves on the Board of Directors of Press On, a nonprofit that advocates and fundraises for less toxic, more effective treatments for childhood cancer, and Children Inspiring Hope, a nonprofit providing children in Ghana with water, self-sustaining farming skills, educational opportunities, and an opportunity to connect cross-culturally through arts and education with students in the United States.
Vanessa Baron, Vice President of Research and Development
Ms. Baron has years of experience within R&D, previously holding positions of product development engineer and director. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in biomechanical/medical engineering.
Craig Sincaglia, Vice President of Quality System and Regulatory Affairs
Prior to joining VIVEX, Mr. Sincaglia was the Director of Operational Excellence at BioReference Laboratories. Prior thereto, he held numerous positions at MTF Biologics, including Director of Quality Assurance and Manager of Process Engineering.
Mr. Sincaglia holds a Bachelor’s degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology in Chemical Engineering and is a master black belt in Lean Six Sigma.
Peter L. Wehrly – Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Prior to joining VIVEX Biologics in 2019, Mr. Wehrly served as CEO and Chairman of the Board for Synaptive Medical, a Toronto-based company that focuses on innovative technology and medical devices for the neuro-cranial and spinal markets. He also held several senior leadership positions with Medtronic, Inc., including Senior Vice President, President of Spinal & Biologics, and President of Medtronic Sofamor Danek. He also directed global business in Western Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as Group President for Covidien.
During his 17 years with DePuy Orthopedics, a Johnson & Johnson company, Mr. Wehrly was able to leverage his leadership abilities into various managerial roles of increasing responsibilities, including Vice President of Sales & Marketing and President of DePuy OrthoTech. He has also served in numerous board positions at for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
Mr. Wehrly holds a Bachelor of Science in Management degree from Ball State University and has completed several advanced management programs, including one at the IMD Internal School of Management in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Lou Barnes, B.S.Ed., MBA, CTBS – President and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Mr. Barnes has led and managed tissue banks for both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors and also served as the Chairman to the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), as well as a member of its Board of Governors.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia and an MBA from the University of Alabama. Mr. Barnes is also a designated Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS).
Timothy Ganey, Ph.D – Chief Technology Officer
Prior to his time at Atlanta Medical Center and Atlanta Learning Center, Dr. Ganey served as the President of the US division of CO.DON Tissue Engineering, where he and his team developed and commercialized a portfolio of cell-based therapeutics for cartilage and bone.
Dr. Ganey has been instrumental in the development of numerous technological advancements, including the use of cell-based therapeutics, electric field transduction, 3D printing, and prescribed matrices for regenerative medicine. His numerous patents include work in pulse-field delivery, artificial matrices for bone regeneration, electro-spinning methods and materials, mimetic material modification using photoactive lasers, and stem cell procurement and purification.
Apart from his work at VIVEX Biologics, Dr. Ganey is the founder and CTO at SpinPlant GmbH in Leipzig, Germany. He also maintains a faculty appointment at the TRM Facility in Leipzig and is an associate faculty member at Nova Southeastern in Ft. Lauderdale.
Reinaldo Pascual – Co-President and General Counsel
Mr. Pascual is the founder of Pascual, LLC, a specialty firm that provides high-level strategic advice and general counsel services to a select group of clients. Prior to founding Pascual LLC in 2017, Mr. Pascual practiced for almost 30 years at three of the country’s best law firms, most recently as a ten-year partner of Paul Hastings LLP, where he chaired the Atlanta corporate group, served as Atlanta office chair, and served on the firm’s Policy Committee. Prior to Paul Hastings, Mr. Pascual was a partner at Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP in Atlanta and was involved in firm management as member for many years of various management committees, including the firm’s Executive Committee. In his career, Mr. Pascual has represented numerous clients from inception to IPOs and billion-dollar exit transactions, has led hundreds of private and public investment and merger and acquisition transactions and been a trusted advisor and board member to many businesses. Rey has also been an early investor in many successful businesses throughout the years.
Mr. Pascual is a Life Trustee of Syracuse University and served four-year terms as Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Student Affairs Committee as well as an eight-year term as member of the University’s Executive Committee. He received a Chancellor’s Citation for Distinguished Service in Law in 2002. He has also served on the boards of many well-known not-for-profit organizations in Atlanta, Georgia, including the Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta History Center, the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Woodruff Arts Center.
Mr. Pascual has been recognized numerous times as a “Super Lawyer,” “Best Lawyer in America,” “Leading Corporate Lawyer,” and “Who’s Who” in the Atlanta Legal Community.
Mr. Pascual graduated, cum laude, from Syracuse University and magna cum laude from the Creighton University School of Law.
Jeffery Acuff, VP Sales
Prior to joining VIVEX Biologics, Mr. Acuff served as Chief Commercial Officer for Predictive Biotech.
He also held leadership positions at GE Healthcare, Bioventus, Varian Medical Systems and Medtronic. Mr. Acuff has an extensive history of sales and management roles within healthcare and has worked in well-established firms and start-up companies alike.
Mr. Acuff holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Management from The University of Memphis, and Executive Development at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Brian Fromhold, Senior Vice President of Finance
Prior to joining VIVEX, Mr. Fromhold worked as Senior Manager of Accounting and Reporting, as well as SEC Reporting Manager for Agilysys. Prior thereto, he held the position of Assurance Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Mr. Fromhold holds a Bachelor’s degree from Miami University (Ohio) in Accountancy and a Master’s degree in Accountancy from the University of Tennessee.
Tim Maye – Vice President, Operations
Prior to joining VIVEX Biologics, Mr. Maye spent close to 20 years with LifeNet, a regenerative medicine company based in Virginia Beach. During his time there, he served in various roles of increasing responsibility throughout the organization, including Vice President of Quality Systems.
In addition to his role at VIVEX Biologics, Mr. Maye serves as the Chairperson of the American Association of Tissue Banks’ Standards Committee, where he leads a collaboration to develop current operating standards for the industry.
Mr. Maye holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from Old Dominion University.
H. Thomas Temple, MD – Chief Medical Officer
In addition to managing an active practice, Dr. Temple is a professor of Orthopedics at Nova Southeastern University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami. He is an examiner for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and sits on the boards of various medical, collegiate, and local non-profit and for profit entities, including the American Association of Tissue Banks, the Florida Transplantation and Tissue Advisory Board, the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Life Alliance, and OsteoLife. Dr. Temple has received numerous professional awards from national and international medical academies and honor societies, as well as military and educational organizations.
Dr. Temple holds a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his Doctor of Medicine Degree from Jefferson Medical College. He then completed his general and orthopedic surgery internships at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and his musculoskeletal oncology fellowship at Harvard University-Massachusetts General Hospital.
Santiago Osorio, CTBS – Vice President of Operations
Prior to joining VIVEX Biologics, Mr. Osorio worked as Recovery Coordinator for the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Miami.
Michele Pablos, MBA – Vice President of Ortho & Fusion Therapies/Strategic Accounts
Ms. Pablos has more than 20 years of experience in medical sales, marketing, strategic planning, and business development and has been part of more than 15 biologic product launches and line extensions.
Prior to VIVEX Biologics acquiring University of Miami Tissue Bank (UMTB), Ms. Pablos worked as a Director for UMTB, where she played an integral role in developing and launching new domestic and international sales channels as well as establishing a local sales team.
Prior to her time at UMTB, Ms. Pablos held a variety of medical sales roles with Merck Pharmaceuticals, where she spent close to 10 years in progressive roles earning professional sales and management training and winning numerous sales awards. During this time, she sold numerous products and was part of 3 pharmaceutical sales product launches, all billion-dollar plus product lines for Merck.
Ms. Pablos holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Central Michigan University and an MBA in Executive Healthcare Administration from the University of Miami.
Laura Trivette – VP of Health Policy and Reimbursement
Ms. Trivette joined VIVEX Biologics from MiMedx, where she served as the VP for Health Policy and Reimbursement. Prior thereto, she served as the Regional VP for National Accounts at UnitedHealth Group. She also held a number of roles of increasing responsibility at Alere, an Abbott company.
She holds a BBA in Business from LaGrange College, as well as a MEd from Georgia State University.
John A. McCallum – Executive Chairman
Before forming JAM Capital Partners, Mr. McCallum worked in the Investment Management Division at Goldman Sachs & Co. Prior to working at Goldman Sachs, Mr. McCallum led a number of entrepreneurial ventures in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Mr. McCallum started his professional career in Washington, DC as Legislative Aide to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Honorable Newt Gingrich, where he focused on budget, banking, and tax issues.
Mr. McCallum currently serves as a Director of Rapid Medical, Provisio Medical, CorMatrix Cardiovascular, Atterx Biotherapeutics, iCreditWorks, and Surcheros. He previously served on the boards of Amendia (acquired by Kohlberg & Co.), AxoGen (Nasdaq: AXGN), BACE (acquired by Komar Industries), and Integrity BioChem, among other companies.
Mr. McCallum received a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from Washington and Lee University and received his Master’s in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He also served in the United States Naval Reserve and received an honorable discharge.
Tracy S. Anderson – Founder, Vice Chairman of the Board
In 2002, Mr. Anderson founded Atlanta-based T2MED, Inc., one of the Southeast’s most innovative private companies in the growing spinal device market. In 2008, he merged T2 into Amendia, Inc. as one of its founding partners. With Mr. Anderson as the President of its Sales and Marketing group, Amendia grew to over $85 million in sales before being acquired by private equity for $190 million. In December 2012, Mr. Anderson licensed a unique stem cell lineage from the University of Miami for potential use in general orthopedics. In March of 2013, VIVEX Biologics was spun out from Amendia as a freestanding entity.
In November 2014, Mr. Anderson was instrumental in the acquisition of the University of Miami Tissue Bank, the oldest and one of the most prestigious human tissue facilities in the world. UMTB immediately became VIVEX Biologics, a fully owned subsidiary of VIVEX Biologics, Inc. In July of 2019, Mr. Anderson transitioned from his role as President and CEO to the role of Vice Chairman. He remains a member of the Board of Directors. Through his leadership and innovation, VIVEX Biologics has grown to become a leading tissue and cell therapy company with scientifically based technologies, an unsurpassed patent portfolio, and significant revenue in the spine and orthopedic space.
Throughout his career, Mr. Anderson has partnered with some of the medical industry’s top experts in the areas of general orthopedics, spine surgery, sports medicine, cardiovascular surgery, ophthalmic surgery, and oncology. He is a member of several other professional organizations and advisory boards, including the Advisory Committee for Surgical Technology at Gwinnett Tech in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Barry Salzman – Co-President and Chief Operating Officer/Vice Chairman
Since 2007, Mr. Salzman has been a Managing Director for Compass Partners LLC, a merchant banking and financial advisory firm that specializes in middle market companies and corporate restructuring. From 2007 until 2022, Mr. Salzman served as a Board Member and principal owner of BP Gamma Medical Supply until it was sold to Rotech Healthcare Inc, which is now part of Owens and Minor (NYSE:OMI). In 2016, Mr. Salzman joined the Board of Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc (CKPT), an immune-oncology bio pharmaceutical company. He served as President of Surgery Works LLC, which was formed by Compass Partners to provide financial management services for ambulatory surgery centers, from 2008 until a controlling interest was sold to Amsurg (NASDAQ: AMSG) in 2012. He continues to serve on the Board of the former Surgery Works surgery centers and provides consulting and advisory services to Amsurg. Prior to joining Compass Partners, Mr. Salzman was President and principal owner of Becker-Parkin Dental Supply, which he sold to Henry Schein Inc (NASDAQ:HSIC) after 20 years of successful growth.
Mr. Salzman is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and a member in good standing of the New York Bar Association.
Tim Taylor
As a principal investigator, Mr. Taylor flew a biomedical experiment on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1991 and, because of the experiment and the resulting recognition, he went on to become the cofounder/Vice President of Engineering at Endius, Inc., a Boston-based surgical device company. Endius (originally known as Aust & Taylor Medical, Inc.) became an early entrant of endoscopic/minimally invasive spine surgery and has become known as the pioneering company in endoscopic spine surgery. In March 2007, the world’s largest orthopedic company, Zimmer, acquired Endius in a private transaction. Before being acquired, Endius was one of the fastest- growing spinal device and implant companies in the US. After hiring a seasoned CEO, Tim resigned from Endius in 2000 and joined Amendia/Spinal Elements as Chairman of the Board. He then became Chairman of the Board of VIVEX Biologics.
Mr. Taylor continues to support Department of Defense launches from Cape Canaveral as well as advanced biomedical ventures, bridging the gap of aerospace and biomedical technologies. He holds over 40 patents, serves on medical and nonprofit boards, and published the book Launch Fever.
Richard Perlman, MBA
Prior to ExamWorks, Mr. Perlman was Executive Chairman of TurboChef Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVEN), the world leader in speed cook technology (of which he acquired control in 2003 and sold to Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ:MIDD) in 2008), PracticeWorks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRWK), the world leader of dental practice management software and digital radiography (which he sold to Eastman Kodak (NYSE:EK) in 2003), and AMICAS (NASDAQ:AMCS), a leading medical practice management software company (which was sold in two transactions to Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN) and Merge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRGS).
Mr. Perlman is also the Chairman of Compass Partners, LLC, a merchant banking firm specializing in middle market companies, which he founded in 1995. He sits on the boards of various private companies in which Compass has invested.
Mr. Perlman is the donor of the Perlman Grand Prize for the Wharton Business Plan Competition and serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the Wharton Undergraduate School and the Wharton Entrepreneurial Advisory Board. He is a Trustee of the James Beard Foundation and a board member of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota.
Mr. Perlman is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and received his Master of Business Administration from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
James K. Price
From October 2003 to January 2009, Mr. Price served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of TurboChef Technologies, Inc. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of PracticeWorks, Inc. from March 2001 until its acquisition by the Eastman Kodak Company in October 2003. Mr. Price was a co-founder of AMICAS, Inc. (formerly VitalWorks Inc.) and served as its Executive Vice President and Secretary from July 1997 until the completion of the spin-off of PracticeWorks, Inc. in March 2001.
Mr. Price also served as an executive officer of American Medcare. He also co-founded and was an executive officer of International Computer Solutions, both of which provided healthcare software systems and information services and were acquired by VitalWorks Inc.
Mr. Price sits on the Board of Directors of several privately held companies and non-profit organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Georgia.
J. Miguel Fernandez de Castro, MAcc
Previously, Mr. Fernandez de Castro was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TurboChef Technologies, Inc., from October 2007 to February 2009, and Vice President of Finance and Controller from April 2004 to February 2009. From October 2003 to February 2004, Mr. Fernandez de Castro served as the Controller of PracticeWorks, Inc., and served as Director of Financial Reporting from August 2000 until its acquisition by the Eastman Kodak Company in October 2003, during which time PracticeWorks was a publicly traded company. Mr. Fernandez de Castro served as Manager of Financial Reporting of AMICAS, Inc. (formerly VitalWorks Inc.) from August 2000 until the completion of the spin-off of PracticeWorks, Inc. in March 2001. He began his career in the audit services group of BDO Seidman, LLP, which provides assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services.
Mr. Fernandez de Castro is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Georgia Society of CPAs. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Spanish and a Master of Accountancy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
U. Bertram Ellis, Jr., MBA
Mr. Ellis serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Ellis Capital, a consulting and investment firm primarily focused on the media, technology, healthcare, and fintech industries. He primarily manages acquisitions, strategic relationships, and fundraising for his companies, but has also been integrally involved in sales, operations, and strategic planning. He has managed multiple high growth companies and achieved significant returns for his investors.
Mr. Ellis previously founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Act III Broadcasting, and Ellis Communications. He was a founding investor and board member of WebMD, and Amendia.
Mr. Ellis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Business Administration from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.
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