John Erb

Mr. Erb is currently CEO and Chairman of the Board for Sunshine Heart Inc., a global medical device company involved in the treatment of heart failure. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Osprey Medical, a public ASX company. Mr. Erb is co-founder of NuAx, Inc. (formerly Cardia Access, Inc.), a medical device company involved in developing new devices for the treatment of heart disease. Previously, Mr. Erb served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Vascular Solution, Inc., a public NASDAQ company, (acquired by Teleflex Incorporated), and was a board member for CryoCath Technologies (acquired by Medtronic in 2008) and SenoRx, Inc. (acquired by CR Bard in 2010). From 2001 through 2006, Mr. Erb was Chief Executive Officer of CHF Solutions, Inc., a medical device company focused on the treatment of congestive heart failure. CHF Solutions, Inc. was acquired by Gambro. From 1997 through 2001, Mr. Erb was President and Chief Executive Officer of IntraTherapeutics, Inc., a medical device company involved in the development, manufacturing and distribution of peripheral vascular stents. IntraTherapeutics, Inc. was acquired by Sulzer Medica. Other previous executive experience includes Vice President of Operations for Schneider Worldwide, a division of Pfizer, Inc.; ten years with Johnson & Johnson’s Iolab Division; and the start of his career with American Hospital Supply Corporation. Mr. Erb has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from California State University, Fullerton.