John E. Runnells

Mr. Runnells has over thirty years experience in the fields of law, asset management, and regulatory affairs. Prior to his affiliation with The Vertical Group in 1992, Mr. Runnells was a cofounder of Paddington Partners, a firm engaged in special situation investing, including public health care equities. Prior to that time, Mr. Runnells was a partner with the law firm of Webster & Sheffield. Mr. Runnells currently serves on the Board of Directors of Suture Concepts, Dynamic Implants, MNR Devices, Flexuspine, and BioSet. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Lifecore Biomedical, Spinecore, Incumed, Sequent, Fourth Generation, LoopLoc, and Healicoil. Mr. Runnells received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.