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Management Team
Mohan F. Sancheti
Mohan F. Sancheti, Vice President, Manufacturing, joined VNUS in 2006 from W. L. Gore and Associates, a medical device company, where he held various senior engineering and manufacturing management positions and helped drive the commercial launch process for Stent-Graft products. Mr. Sancheti previously held several engineering positions at Raychem Corporation. He holds an MS in manufacturing engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a BSME from Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India.
William A. Franklin
William A. Franklin, VP of Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, joined VNUS in 2007. He previously worked at IsoTis OrthoBiologics, Inc., where he was VP of Operations. Prior to IsoTis, Mr. Franklin was an independent QA and regulatory affairs consultant, and his 30-year career also includes senior-level roles at Artecel Sciences, Inc., Interpore Cross International, Inc., Allergan Optical, Inc. and Quest Medical, Inc. Mr. Franklin holds a BS in microbiology from California State University at Long Beach.
Mark S. Saxton
Mark S. Saxton, Vice President of U.S. Sales, is a six-year veteran of VNUS and assumed his current post in 2007 after stints as Director of Sales and Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Prior to VNUS, Mr. Saxton held sales management positions at InnerDyne Medical, Inc. and the plastic surgery division of PMT Corp. He holds a business administration degree from Western Michigan University.
Guido Smeets, MD
Guido Smeets, MD, Vice President of Clinical Research and Chief Medical Officer, joined VNUS in 2008 with nearly 20 years of clinical research experience. Dr. Smeets previously served as the Head of Clinical Affairs for Pelikan Technologies, Inc., a privately held diagnostic testing platform company. Prior to Pelikan Technologies, he was Vice President of Clinical Development for Ilypsa, Inc. and for GMP Companies, Inc. Dr. Smeets held increasingly responsible positions in Clinical Research at Mallinckrodt, Inc., as well as in Sales and Marketing at Johnson & Johnson and Mallinckrodt BV. Dr. Smeets holds a Doctor of Medicine from Utrecht University, School of Medicine, The Netherlands and an MBA from Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, The Netherlands.
Donald J. Todd
Donald J. Todd, Vice President of Marketing, joined VNUS in 2008. Mr. Todd brings over 27 years of senior, general management and executive marketing leadership experience having recently served as Senior Vice President of Marketing with Iridex Corp. Previously Mr.Todd held positions with Sorin Group North America, Venetec International, Termumo Medical Corporation, Iolab Corporation/Johnson & Johnson, and Cooper Vision/Alcon. Mr. Todd holds a BA in Business Administration from Colorado State University, Ft Collins, CO.