Zafiris George Zafirelis
Therapeutics
HbO2 Therapeutics
United States of America
Biography
Mr. Zafiris George Zafirelis, also known as Zaf, serves as President and Director of Hemoglobin Oxygen Therapeutics LLC. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Biopure Corp. since June 2004 and served as its Chairman of the Board since January 12, 2006. Mr. Zafirelis served as Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Biopure Corp. He has more than 18 years of experience at the Chief Executive Officer level, including the past nine years as Chief Executive Officer of companies in the fields of interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery. Mr. Zafirelis co-founded MedQuest Products, Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of CardiacAssist, Inc. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Zafirelis served as Chief Executive Officer of MedQuest Products, Salt Lake City, UT. Mr. Zafirelis served as President of MedQuest Product, Inc. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Zafirelis served as Chief Executive Officer of Cardiac Assist, Inc. He served as President of Cardiac Assist, Inc. Mr. Zafirelis served as Chief Executive Officer of Pittsburgh PA and for four years prior to Biopure''s initial public offering and served as Director of product applications at Biopure. He has successfully raised investment capital to fund final product development and commercialization in two medical device start-up ventures. At the CEO-level, Mr. Zafirelis has assembled management teams and directed operations ranging from technology licensing through clinical trials and product launch in the United States and European Union, primarily in the cardiology field. Mr. Zafirelis served as a Director of Biopure Corp. since June 2004. From 2002 to 2004 Mr. Zafirelis served as a Director of MedQuest Products Inc. He served as a Director of Cardiac Assist, Inc., since beginning in 2000. Mr. Zafirelis holds a graduate Diploma in Chemistry from the University of Rhodesia and an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California
Research Interest
Business