2017. Mr. Reynolds served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Ebb Therapeutics (formerly Cereve Inc.) from January 2011 to February 2017. Prior to joining Ebb Therapeutics,
Mr. Reynolds served as Chief Operating Officer of Philips Respironics Home Health Solutions from 2008 to 2010. Prior to its acquisition by Philips Respironics, Mr. Reynolds was the Chief Operating Officer and a board member of Respironics
from 1998 to 2008. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Reynolds was with Healthdyne Technologies, Inc., a medical device company, serving for five years as Chief Executive Officer and Director. He currently serves as a board member of Masimo
Corporation, and Zephyr, Inc. From January 2008 through July 2014, Mr. Reynolds served as a director of Symmetry Medical, Inc., and as Chairman of the Board from June 2009 to August 2014. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Symmetry
Surgical, Inc. from August 2014 through July 2016. Mr. Reynolds earned his BS in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA in marketing from Georgia State University. We believe Mr. Reynolds
experience leading and managing medical technology companies, as well as his experience serving on the board of directors of other companies, qualified him to serve on our Board.
Continuing Directors of the Class with Terms Expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting
Joseph Army, 56, has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board since June 2012. Mr. Army served as a member of our
Nominating and Governance Committee from July 2017 until November 2019. Prior to joining Vapotherm, Mr. Army served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc. (formerly TissueLink Medical, Inc.), or Salient,
since 2007. He first joined Salient in 1999 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. Prior to his time at Salient, he held various positions including Vice President of Finance and Supply Chain Operations for Westaim Biomedical from
1998 to 1999 and strategy consultant for Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1991 to 1997. Mr. Army holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School and a BA in history from the University of Rhode Island. He is certified in production and
inventory management and is a certified public accountant (inactive status). We believe Mr. Armys knowledge of the Vapotherm business and his leadership experience at other organizations qualified him to serve on our board of directors.
James Liken, 70, has served as a member of our Board since May 2010 and as chairman since October 2012. Mr. Liken has served as chair of our
Nominating and Governance Committee since July 2017. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Liken served as Vice Chairman of Respironics. From 1999 through 2003, Mr. Liken served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Respironics. Before joining
Respironics, he was owner of Liken Home Medical, Inc., a regional provider of home respiratory services. Mr. Liken has been active in the home medical business since 1976, serving in management and ownership capacities for several predecessor
companies. He previously served on the board of the National Association of Medical Equipment Services from 1980 to 2003, serving as chairman of the organization on two separate occasions. We believe Mr. Likens experience leading and
managing medical technology companies, as well as his board experience, qualified him to serve on our Board.
Elizabeth Weatherman, 60, has served
as a member of our Board since October 2017 and as a member of the Audit Committee since November 2018. Ms. Weatherman has served as a Special Limited Partner of Warburg Pincus since January 2016. She joined Warburg Pincus in 1988. She served
as a member of the Executive Management Group from 2001 to 2016 and led the firms Healthcare Group from 2008 to January 2015. She is a member of the board of Wright Medical Group, N.V., Nevro, and Silk Road Medical, Inc. She serves on the
Advisory Council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, as a trustee and Vice Chair of the Investment Committee of Mount Holyoke College, and a trustee of Saint Anns School in Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Weatherman received a BA in English,
summa cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa from Mount Holyoke College and holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. We believe Ms. Weathermans healthcare investment knowledge, as well as her board experience, qualified her to
serve on our Board.
Board Leadership Structure
Our Board is currently led by its Chairman, Mr. Liken. Our Board recognizes that it is important to determine an optimal board leadership
structure to ensure the independent oversight of management as the
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