Management & Board of Directors

Richard G. Hunter, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Richard G. Hunter, Ph.D., age 56, was elected President, Chief Executive Officer and Director on September 11, 2001. He received BS and MS degrees from Oklahoma State University and Master of Public Administration and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Hunter was formerly Deputy State Health Officer of the Florida Department of Health from 1995 to September 2001 and Assistant State Health Officer from 1989 to 1995. Dr. Hunter has received several professional awards for his disease prevention activities and has served on numerous local, state and federal government advisory boards relating to public health issues. He is the author of 23 scientific papers.

Jim Jones
Vice-President of Sales and Marketing

Jim Jones joined the Company in 1998 and is Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. He obtained his Business degree, with concentrations in Marketing and Production Management, from East Carolina University in 1984. He has an extensive background in both Sales and Production. In his career he has held positions as a Plant Manager, Sales Manager, National Accounts Manager and VP Operations. He serves on the Marketing Planning Committee for the American Meat Institute, is an active member of the South Florida Manufacturing Association and the Food Irradiation Processors Alliance, and was most recently appointed to the board of directors of the Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium.

Susan LeFrancois, Ph.D.
Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance

Susan LeFrancois, Ph.D. has served as Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance since joining the Company in February, 2005. Dr. LeFrancois earned her bachelors degree in chemistry, cum laude, from the University of South Florida in 1999. She received her Ph.D. degree in pharmacology from the University of Florida in 2004. She has completed continuing education courses in FDA Part 820 compliance, ISO 13485:2003 certification requirements, radiation safety and radiation dosimetry system applications.

Board of Directors

Samuel P. Bell

Samuel P. Bell, age 68, has served as a Director of the Company since September 2004 and is a member of the audit, compensation and nominating committees. Mr. Bell is a partner in the Tallahassee law firm of Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell and Dunbar where he specializes in administrative and governmental law. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and earned his law degree from Duke University. Mr. Bell represented Volusia County in the Florida House of Representatives where he served as Majority Leader. Mr. Bell is President of the Florida Public Health Foundation, Chairman of the Advisory Board for the College of Public Health, University of South Florida and a member of the Board of Directors of Brown & Brown Insurance Company.

John Corley

John Corley, age 63, has served as a Director of the Company since October 2005. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Toronto. He joined MDS Nordion in 1994 as Vice- President, Ion Technologies and named Senior Vice-President in 1997 for the Ion Technologies Business Unit as well as various corporate service functions. Mr. Corley retired from MDS Nordion in December 2005, and continues to be active in the industry through his role as a Director on the Board of International Irradiation Association (iiA).

David Nicholds

David Nicholds, age 61, has served as a Director of the Company since September 1998. He joined MDS Nordion in 1989 and served in various capacities until his retirement in October 2005, at which time, he was serving as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Nicholds is a board Director for a number of companies in North America and Europe and has been involved in corporate governance and the irradiation industry for many years.

John T. Sinnott M.D., F.A.C.P

John T. Sinnott, M.D., F.A.C.P., age 59, became a Director of the Company in 2002 and has served as Chairman of the Board since 2004. Dr. Sinnott is the Associated Dean for International Affairs, the James A. Cullison Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine at the University of South Florida, College of Medicine. Dr. Sinnott is a distinguished member of the medical community and has been the recipient of local and national awards. Dr. Sinnott has served on over 40 local, regional and national health care committees and has published over 180 abstracts, articles and textbook chapters. Most recently Dr. Sinnott was appointed as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Health as part of the State of Florida’s Bioterrorism Initiative.

Ronald Thomas Ph.D.

Ronald Thomas, age 56, has served as a Director of the Company since September 21, 2004 and is a member of the audit, nominating and compensation committees. Dr. Thomas is professor and chair of the Department of Packaging Science at Clemson University. He received his undergraduate degree from Gardner-Webb College and earned Masters and Doctorate degrees at Clemson University. Dr. Thomas’ research interests include chemical and bio-chemical aspects of food. Dr. Thomas is a member of the Sigman Xi Honor Society, the Institute of Packaging Professionals and serves as regional communicator for the Institute of Food Technologists.

Gary Lifshin

Gary H. Lifshin, age 52, has served as a Director of the Company since May 2008. He has been a financial manager with the University of South Florida since 2005. He has approximately thirty years of experience in a variety of financial management positions. These include acting as an accounting consultant to small and mid-size businesses for the George S. May International Company and as controller of Evolutions Healthcare Systems, Inc. Mr. Lifshin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from Bentley College in 1978.