Thomas V. Geimer, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Thomas V. Geimer has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director of Accelr8 since 1987. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Geimer is responsible for development of our business strategy, day-to-day operations, accounting and finance functions. Before assuming full-time responsibilities at the Company, Mr. Geimer founded and operated an investment banking firm.
David C. Howson, President
David Howson became the President of the Company in April 2004. Previously Mr. Howson was a consultant to the Company and had acted as the Director for Business Development since January 2001. Mr. Howson is responsible for coordinating business plan development and execution. Before assuming responsibilities at the Company, Mr. Howson founded and operated the Altro Group, LLC, a medical technology consulting firm. His clients at Altro included medical industry leaders such as Pfizer, Boston Scientific, and Becton Dickinson. Mr. Howson had previously founded and managed three companies for advanced medical devices. From 1966 through 1970, Mr. Howson was enrolled in the Neurobiology Doctoral Program at Cornell University and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Hobart College in 1966.
Charles E. Gerretson, Director
Charles E. Gerretson was appointed a director of the Company on July 19, 2003. For the past 29 years, Mr. Gerretson has served as the President of Gerretson Realty, Inc., a Denver Colorado based real estate firm, which Mr. Gerretson founded. Mr. Gerretson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1968. Mr. Gerretson was formerly a CPA with Arthur Andersen and Company and currently heads the Company's Audit Committee.
John D. Kucera, Director
John D. Kucera was appointed a director on January 9, 2009. Mr. Kucera has been self employed as a private investor since 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Kucera handled institutional equity sales, was a Department Manager for Equities and a Member of the Board of Directors of Hanifen Imhoff and a portfolio manager for mutual funds and pension accounts at Founders Capital Management. Mr. Kucera earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Colorado State University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Denver.