Management Board
(represented by: Fresenius Medical Care Management AG,
general partner of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA)
Dr. Ben J. Lipps
Chairman
Dr. Ben J. Lipps (69) was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Fresenius Medical Care in 1999. Prior to that, he was CEO of Fresenius Medical Care North America from 1996 to 1999 and of Fresenius USA from 1985 to 1996. He has worked in the field of dialysis for about 40 years. After earning his master’s and doctoral degrees in chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he led the research team at DOW Chemical that developed the first commercial hollow-fiber artificial kidney at the end of the 1960s.
Rice Powell
Deputy Chairman and CEO for North America
Rice Powell (54) is Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer for North America effective January 1, 2010. He joined Fresenius Medical Care in 1997 and was appointed co-CEO of the Company and Member of the Management Board for North America in January 2004. He has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. From 1978 to 1996 he held various positions, among others at Baxter International Inc., Biogen Inc., and Ergo Sciences Inc. in the U.S.
Michael Brosnan
Finances
Michael Brosnan (54) is Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2010. For the past seven years, he has served as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of Fresenius Medical Care North America. He joined the Company in 1998 as Vice President of Finance and Administration for Spectra Renal Management, the Company’s laboratory services organization. Since then, he has held several executive positions in North America. Prior to joining Fresenius Medical Care, he held senior financial positions at Polaroid Corporation and was an audit partner at KPMG.
Roberto Fusté
Asia-Pacific
Roberto Fusté (58) is Chief Executive Officer for Asia-Pacific. After completing his degree in Economic Sciences at the University of Valencia, Spain, he founded the company Nephrocontrol S.A. in 1983. Nephrocontrol was acquired by the Fresenius Group in 1991, where he has worked since. Before being appointed to the Management Board of Fresenius Medical Care in 1999, he held several senior positions within the Company in the Latin America and Asia-Pacific regions.
Dr. Emanuele Gatti
Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, and Global Chief Strategist
Dr. Emanuele Gatti (54) is Chief Executive Officer for Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa, as well as Global Chief Strategist. After completing his studies in Bioengineering, he lectured at several biomedical institutions in Milan. He continues to be involved in comprehensive research and development activities. He is a visiting professor at the Danube University in Krems, Austria. Emanuele Gatti has been with the Company since 1989. Before being appointed to the Management Board of Fresenius Medical Care in 1997, he was responsible for the dialysis business in Southern Europe.
Dr. Rainer Runte
Law, Compliance, Corporate Governance, Intellecutal Property, and Labor Relations Director
Dr. Rainer Runte (50) is Member of the Management Board responsible for Law, Compliance, Corporate Governance and Intellectual Property. He has also been appointed Labor Relations Director for Germany. He has worked for the Fresenius Group for 19 years. In 1997, he assumed the position of Senior Vice President for Law at Fresenius Medical Care and was appointed to the Management Board in 2002. Prior to that, he worked as a scientific assistant in the law department of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt and as an attorney in a firm specialized in economic law.
Kent Wanzek
Production
Kent Wanzek (51) is Member of the Management Board responsible for Global Manufacturing Operations effective January 1, 2010. He has been in charge of North American Operations for the Renal Therapies Group at Fresenius Medical Care North America since 2004. Prior to joining the Company in 2003, Kent Wanzek had several senior executive positions for example at Philips Medical Systems, Perkin Elmer, and Baxter Healthcare Corporation.
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