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About Optibrand | Management Team | Board of Managers | Careers
The
company is fortunate to have the following experienced professionals as
members of the Board of Managers. Dave Henriksen CEO, and Ralph Switzer,
CFO, complete the Board's membership.
Dr. Ritter joined Optibrand in April, 2008. He comes to Optibrand following almost six years at Heska Corporation where he was most recently Executive Vice President of Global Business Operations. Prior to Heska, Dr. Ritter was Director of the Asian Animal Health Business unit for Schering-Plough, and Director of the Global Poultry Business unit for Fort Dodge Animal Health. At Pitman-Moore/Mallinckrodt Veterinary, Inc., he spent several years as Group Vice President, Americas and Asia and as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific.
Dr. Ritter graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine with a D.V.M. degree and from the American Graduate School of International Management with a Masters of International Management degree. He was a veterinarian in private practice before entering into the commercial side of the animal health industry where he has spent over 25 years.
Dr. Bernard Rollin is a co-founder of
the company. He is a University Distinguished Professor in philosophy,
biomedical sciences, and animal sciences, and holds a joint appointment in
the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado
State University. He has conducted extensive research in the humane
treatment of animals, particularly livestock. Through his research and
lecturing in twenty countries, he has developed extensive contacts in the
international livestock industry. He has consulted for many governments,
businesses and universities on animal welfare issues. Dr. Rollin is a
graduate of City College of New York, with Bachelor of Arts degrees in
Philosophy and Literature, and a Doctorate degree in Philosophy from
Columbia University.
Lee joined Optibrand’s
Board in October 2003. He received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton
School of Finance and served in the U.S. Army for two years prior to
beginning his business career. Lee started his career on Wall Street with
Merrill Lynch and Company where he served as a retail broker, floor member
on the NYSE, head of institutional equity trading, and senior official with
Broadcourt Capital.
Since 1990, he has served as Chairman and
CEO of both the Pacific and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges. He served as
President of the Security Traders Association that was headquartered in the
World Trade Center. In 1996 and 1998, Lee taught finance classes at the
University of Northern Colorado and has been a valued guest lecturer on
occasion. He returned to teach at the Monfort
College of Business, University of Northern Colorado, as a full-time
executive professor in the fall of 2003. Throughout his distinguished
career, he has also been an active community servant, working closely with
such organizations as the Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Coro Foundation
and the Jewish Vocational Services.
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