Leadership Bios - Alere

Key Executives
Michael L. Cotton – CEO, Alere Health
Mr. Cotton became CEO of Alere Health in January 2012. Previously, he joined
Alere in September 2010 as president of Alere’s Health Improvement Division.
With more than 22 years of managed care and healthcare consulting
experience, Mr. Cotton came to Alere from WellCare Health Plans, Inc., where
he served as President of National Health Plans, overseeing the company’s
health plan markets, operations, national provider contracting and business
development.
Prior to WellCare, Mr. Cotton served as a worldwide partner and market leader
for Mercer Human Resources Consulting from October 2001 to December
2005. Before Mercer, he held the positions of president and chief executive
officer of Mid-Valley CareNet, a physician hospital organization (PHO) with
more than 600 physician members. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cotton was a
regional president and chief executive officer for AMERIGROUP Corporation
and senior vice president and chief operating officer of QualChoice Health
Plans, Inc., a managed care plan of the University Hospital’s Health System.
Mr. Cotton earned his undergraduate degree from Franklin University and his
master’s degree in business administration from Cleveland State University.
Gregg E. Raybuck – President, Alere Health
Mr. Raybuck became President of Alere Health in February 2012. He is
responsible for overall company strategy, performance and growth, providing
leadership and direction to operations, sales, marketing, program development
and reimbursement. He has total problem-solving responsibility for Alere
Health’s operations and expansion strategies. Previously, he served as
President of the Women's and Children's Health Division beginning in

November 2006. Prior thereto, Mr. Raybuck served as Senior Vice President of
Sales for Women's and Children's Health beginning in August 2006. Mr.
Raybuck was associated with Matria Healthcare from 1992 to January 2001,
last serving as President of the Cardiology business unit of the company. Prior
to his appointment as President of the Cardiology business, Mr. Raybuck held
the position of Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Women’s Health.
Prior to his return to Matria before it was acquired, Mr. Raybuck served as Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for CardioNet, Inc., a technology and service
provider of remote wireless monitoring technology for cardiac patients from
2004 to 2006. Prior thereto, he served as President and CEO of North
American operations for Card Guard Inc., a global provider of medical devices
and cardiac monitoring technology.
Mr. Raybuck earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Thomas Edison
State College.
Sanford Becker – President, Alere Wellbeing
Mr. Becker joined Alere Wellbeing (formerly Free & Clear ® ) in February 2005
and has served as CFO and COO prior to becoming President in June 2011.
His professional experience includes more than 35 years in management,
operations, accounting and finance.
Prior to Alere, Mr. Becker held senior management positions at several
privately-held, venture-backed companies, including Radiant Research (a
leading clinical research organization); Applied Discovery (a leader in providing
Web-enabled business services to the legal industry, sold to LexisNexis); and
Pointshare Corporation (a provider of online services to the healthcare industry,
sold to Siemens Medical Solutions). He was a managing member of Compass
Capital Advisors, a private merchant-banking firm that specialized in financing
high-growth, privately held companies. Before that, Mr. Becker was a partner at
Moss Adams CPAs.
Mr. Becker’s particular areas of expertise include operations, financial
management, strategic business growth and development, mergers and
acquisitions and structuring debt and equity financings. During his career, Mr.
Becker has arranged more than $1.4 billion in debt and equity transactions.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of
Washington, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
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Craig Apolinsky – Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Mr. Apolinsky has overall management responsibility for Alere’s Legal
Department. Previously, Mr. Apolinsky served as Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Merge Healthcare, Inc., a publicly-traded
company that develops, licenses, implements and supports medical imaging
and information software. He led Merge’s worldwide legal affairs for their U.S.,
Canadian, Indian and European operations.
Prior to Merge, he served as Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
for Gold Kist, Inc. He was responsible for securities compliance, corporate
governance, contracting and licensing matters for this publicly-traded company
with annual revenues in excess of $2 billion. He began his legal career with
Alston & Bird LLP, a prominent national legal firm, and practiced law with the
firm until joining Gold Kist. Craig was a partner with Alston & Bird in its
Corporate Health Care and Technology Practice Groups.
Mr. Apolinsky earned his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin,
School of Law and earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia.
Joseph Blankenship – Executive Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer
Mr. Blankenship became Chief Financial Officer of Alere in March 2010.
Previously, he served as Vice President and Corporate Controller, first for
Matria Healthcare (acquired by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. in May
2008) beginning in December 2004, and then for Alere beginning in May 2008.
Prior to joining Alere, Mr. Blankenship held various senior executive financial
positions for both private and public companies. He served as Controller for Air
Serv Corporation from 2002 to 2004 and held the positions of Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary while at
Healthcare.com from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Blankenship served as Corporate
Controller of Decorative Home Accents, Inc., a textile manufacturer, from
October 1996 to December 1998, and as Director of Accounting of Allegiant
Physician Services, Inc., a healthcare services company, from April 1994 to
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October 1996. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Blankenship earned a
bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University.
Pete Desai – Executive Vice President, Health Management
Strategy
Mr. Desai has more than 10 years of health industry experience with an
extensive background in developing and implementing innovative healthcare
programs and services. In his current role, Mr. Desai is responsible for driving
strategy and business development, while supporting the global health
management function, working with leadership to grow services and revenue in
targeted geographies. Previously, Mr. Desai served in the roles of Senior Vice
President of Health Strategy & Global Solutions beginning in 2011, Director of
Strategy & Business Development beginning in 2008, and Director of Strategic
Projects beginning in 2007.
Previously, Mr. Desai served in various roles in Accenture’s Health & Life
Science’s practice from 1999 to 2007, where he developed a broad healthcare
background including experience working with health insurance payers,
providers and behavioral health vendors. While at Accenture, Mr. Desai’s
responsibilities ranged from defining corporate strategy and growth plans for
clients to managing large-scale multi-million dollar implementation projects, all
of which helped him build a core foundation in managing complex initiatives.
Mr. Desai is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in biomedical engineering.
Julie Griffin – Executive Vice President, Culture & Performance
As Executive Vice President of Culture & Performance, Ms. Griffin is
responsible for organizational development and human resource activities
across Alere’s business units. She is accountable for creating a culture built on
Alere’s six core values of teamwork, excellence, health, accountability, trust
and innovation – a culture in which associates can develop and succeed. Ms.
Griffin also works closely with the C&P Business Partners to build a
performance strategy consistent with Alere’s leadership.
Ms. Griffin first joined Alere as Vice President of Human Resources when it was
still Matria Healthcare in September 2006. She was promoted to her current
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ole in September 2009. Ms. Griffin offers 15 years of progressive management
experience in human resources with a wide range of experience in the areas of
accounting, administration and operations. She has served in a variety of
leadership roles for Loyaltyworks, Inc., Benecorp, Quovadx, Inc. (a spin-off of
Matria Healthcare), Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center and Allegiant
Physician Services, Inc.
Ms. Griffin attended Georgia State University and is certified by the Society for
Human Resource Management.
Garrett Hale – Executive Vice President, Clinical Operations
Mr. Hale has served as Executive Vice President of Clinical Operations for
Alere Health since March 2012. Previously, he served in executive leadership
roles for the Women’s and Children’s Health Division, starting with Vice
President when he joined the company in 2005, followed by Senior Vice
President, and later Executive Vice President of Operations beginning in 2008.
His diversified experience in process improvement, operations management,
change leadership, organizational design, Six Sigma process reengineering
(Black Belt), complex project management, and call center leadership provides
him with the insight and experience necessary to work with and understand the
needs of clients. Mr. Hale works both externally with clients and internally with
the product development team to ensure the products and services Alere
delivers are not only in line with current trends, but also anticipate the future of
the marketplace.
Prior to Alere, Mr. Hale served as Senior Manager with The North Highland
Company, where he consulted with Fortune 500 companies specializing in
organizational change management, process improvement, organizational
design and complex program management. Mr. Hale also has tenure with The
Coca-Cola Company and with Arthur Andersen, where he worked with
accounts and clients representing a variety of industries, including healthcare,
food services, financial services, manufacturing and telecommunications.
Mr. Hale earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from MidAmerica
Nazarene University.
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Steven Kelley – Executive Vice President, Technology
Solutions
Steven Kelley has served as Executive Vice President of Technology Solutions
for Alere Health since February 2012. He is responsible for all aspects of IT,
including application development and support, IT operations and
infrastructure, and network and telecom. Steven joined Alere in February
2011. Previously, Mr. Kelley was the Owner and Principal of Standard Door, a
local-Atlanta independent manufacturing company. Prior to Standard Door,
Steven was an Associate Partner with Accenture, where he spent 20 years
delivering IT consulting services to Fortune 500 clients.
Mr. Kelley brings more than 25 years of leadership experience delivering
operational results both as a small business owner and in high-performance
corporate environments. He has a strong background in business operations
as well as extensive experience delivering large-scale strategic change
programs and IT projects across a broad range of industries, including
healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, and manufacturing.
Steven earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University and a
master’s degree in business administration from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craig Keyes, MD, MBA – Executive Vice President & Chief
Medical Officer
Dr. Keyes joined Alere Health in March 2011 as Executive Vice President and
Chief Medical Officer. In this role, he is responsible for the direct oversight of
our enterprise Quality and Accreditation programs, the clinical solutions that we
deliver through our various programs, and the measurement of the
effectiveness of the programs we deliver to our clients.
A lifelong advocate of health and well-being, Dr. Keyes most recently founded
SportXcel, a youth sports performance and adult fitness enterprise in Metro
Denver, which provides both commercial and charitable research-based fitness,
conditioning and injury-prevention programs for youth, adults, seniors and elite
athletes. Prior to SportXcel, Dr. Keyes held senior executive positions over a
10-year span with United Healthcare from 1998-2008, including CEO-New
York, CEO-Colorado/New Mexico, National SVP of Mid-Market Sales, and
Chief Medical Officer of the 16 markets in the North Division.
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Dr. Keyes has also held prior positions as a Physician Surveyor for the National
Committee for Quality Assurance and as Medical Director for IPRO, a nationally
recognized healthcare assessment and improvement organization. Dr. Keyes
began his career in the practice of medicine serving under- and un-insured
people with HIV/AIDS in New York City.
Dr. Keyes earned his undergraduate and medical degrees, both with Honors, at
the University of Wisconsin, and completed his internship and residency at
Columbia University and Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He is Board
Certified in both Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. He also earned a master’s
degree in business administration from Columbia University School of
Business.
Scott McClintock – Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing
Officer
Mr. McClintock has led Marketing for Alere since January 2011. Previously, he
served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Alere beginning in 2008. Prior
to this role, he served as Chief Marketing Officer of Matria Healthcare (acquired
by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. in May 2008) beginning in December
2006. Prior to joining Matria, Mr. McClintock served as Senior Vice President,
Head of Global Marketing for Premiere Global Services, a $500 million
international leader in teleconferencing services. He was responsible for all
aspects of marketing for PGI. Prior thereto, he headed up branding, marketing
and communications for Equant (now Orange Business Services), a $3 billion
international leader in providing data communication solutions to Global 500
companies. He joined Equant at its inception and was instrumental in growing
the company from startup, through its IPO and finally to its sale to France
Telecom.
Prior to Equant, Mr. McClintock served as Vice President, Management
Supervisor for several advertising agencies including BBDO, Ogilvy & Mather,
Rubin Postaer, and WayneWest, where he worked on the Shell Oil, Compaq,
MediaOne (now Comcast), Pizza Hut and BellSouth accounts. He began his
career as a systems engineer with Raytheon and brings more than 20 years of
marketing and communications experience to Alere.
Mr. McClintock earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas,
Austin, where he double-majored in computer science and marketing.
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Gordon K. Norman, MD, MBA – Executive Vice President &
Chief Innovation Officer
Dr. Norman joined Alere in 2005 when Alere purchased PacifiCare's disease
management business and became their exclusive disease management
vendor. In 2004, Dr. Norman was named among the Top 25 Most Influential
People in Disease Management by Managed Healthcare Executive magazine.
In that year, he also joined the Disease Management Association of America’s
(DMAA) Board of Directors. Prior to joining Alere, Dr. Norman served as
Executive Director of PacifiCare's dedicated disease management unit. He also
served as Vice President of Health Care Quality for PacifiCare, as well as
Regional Medical Director and Senior Plan Medical Director for PacifiCare
of California.
Before joining PacifiCare, he earned a master’s degree in business
administration from Stanford University, where he previously earned degrees in
psychology and medicine. Following family medicine training in Maine and New
York, Dr. Norman entered private practice in upstate New York and later New
Hampshire, where he helped launch a physician-led HMO and served as a
hospital medical director and lead physicians in a "group without walls" primary
care practice.
Scott Schell, MD, PhD, MBA – Executive Vice President & Chief
Clinical Officer
Dr. Schell assumed the role of Chief Clinical Officer in March 2012. He is
responsible for clinical compliance, quality management, medical affairs,
analytics and clinical operations. Dr. Schell joined Alere in 2009 as a clinical
consultant and member of Alere’s Clinical Advisory Board. Previously, he was
Chief Executive Officer of Innovatim, LLC, a clinical consulting company, which
he launched in 2002. Throughout his career, Dr. Schell also launched three
companies in the healthcare technology and electronic medical records spaces,
and spent extensive time consulting pharmaceutical, biotech and medical
device companies.
After earning his Society of Surgical Oncology Certification in 1998, Dr. Schell
served in various faculty and staff appointments from 1998 to 2008 for Johns
Hopkins University, the University of Florida, the University of Medicine &
Dentistry, a hospital system in Michigan and the Cleveland Clinic.
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Dr. Schell earned his bachelor’s degree, doctorate and medical degree from the
University of Chicago. He completed his internship and residency at Johns
Hopkins University and a fellowship in surgical oncology at Oxford University in
England. He is a Board Certified Oncologist and earned his master’s degree in
business administration from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Schell has authored more than 70 research studies and given more than
100 lectures and presentations at both national and international institutions.
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