Board of Directors

Bob Croce

Chairman of the Board

Mr. Croce joined Svelte’s Board of Directors following a 36 year career at Johnson & Johnson where he held a series of senior positions, culminating with 12 years as Company Group Chairman.

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Jack Darby

President and CEO

Mr. Darby has 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, most of those in the interventional cardiovascular space. Prior to joining Svelte Medical Systems in 2012, Mr. Darby was the business unit head of Bayer Interventional.

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Robert J. Flanagan

President, Clark Enterprises, Inc.

Mr. Flanagan is President of Clark Enterprises, overseeing the acquisition, management and development of new investment opportunities.

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Somu Subramaniam

Managing Partner, New Science Ventures, LLC

Mr. Subramaniam is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of New Science Ventures, serving on the Board of Directors of Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, Alexar Therapeutics, Ario Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge Epigenetix, Dali Wireless, Dezima Pharma, Juventas Therapeutics, Oxyrane, Resolve Therapeutics, TigerText, Vaultive, and iCAD.

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Michael Caponetto

Chief Financial and Operating Officer, West Health

As Chief Financial and Operating Officer and a member of the executive leadership team, Mr. Caponetto oversees investments, long-term financial strategies and day-to-day financial and administrative operations of West Health.

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Richard Dakers

Independent Director

Mr. Dakers is President of Daker Enterprises, overseeing the acquisition, management and development of new investment opportunities.

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