Robert H. Getz

Biography

Robert H. Getz has been a director since March 31, 2006. Mr. Getz also serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board. Mr. Getz is a private investor and founder of Pecksland Capital Partners, a private investment firm. Prior to 2016, Mr. Getz served as a Managing Director and Partner of Cornerstone Equity Investors, LLC, a private equity investment firm which he co‑founded in 1996. Mr. Getz also serves on the Board of Directors of Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG.TO), a public company where he serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Governance, Audit and Finance Committees. Mr. Getz formerly served as a Director of NewMarket Gold Inc. and as Chairman of the Board of Crocodile Gold Corp., prior to its acquisition by NewMarket Gold in 2015. Mr. Getz also formerly served on the Board of Directors of Centurion International, Inc., Global Alumina, Novatel Wireless, Inc. and SITEL Corporation amongst others. The Board believes Mr. Getz’s experience as a private equity investor and extensive experience as a director of other public and private companies, as well as the wide variety of his operating experience, enables him to share with the Board valuable perspectives on a variety of issues.

Research Interest

Medical Devices