Rodger Ford

Rodger Ford is the managing partner at Anthem Equity Group.[1] He has also managed two medical device companies.

Ford founded AlphaGraphics, a printshop business, in 1970. In 1979, the company began franchising its operations [2] and, during the 1980s, helped the company grow their franchise business.[3] Alpha began expanding internationally in the late 1980s / early 1990s.[4][5]

Ford also co-founded PetsHotel, an upscale hotel for dogs and cats.[6][7] PetSmart acquired PetsHotel from Ford in 2000.[8]

In 2004, Ford was appointed to the board of directors at Syncardia[9] and he became CEO in 2005.[10] During Ford’s tenure at CEO, Syncardia advanced the portability and effectiveness of their artificial heart technology.[11][12][13][14]

Ford then left Syncardia to become CEO and chairman of the board at MicroMed Cardiovascular.[15][16][17] In October 2013, Ford became chairman and CEO of ReliantHeart, the successor in interest to Micromed.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ Rodger Ford
  2. ^ AlphaGraphics About Us
  3. ^ Vision And Savvy: Man Of The Year (Quick Printing: August 1988)
  4. ^ First AlphaGraphics Shop Opens In Spain: Arizona Daily Star 7/4/89
  5. ^ AlphaGraphics Success in Moscow proves Skeptics Wrong: Arizona Daily Star 4/22/90
  6. ^ Pet Hotel Offers All The Comforts Of Home
  7. ^ PETsHotel owners win award
  8. ^ PetSmart Slideshare
  9. ^ SynCardia Systems Appoints Rodger G. Ford to Board of Directors
  10. ^ Michael Garippa Announced as SynCardia's New CEO
  11. ^ The HeartAssist 5 VAD® To Be Introduced For the First Time in the U.S.
  12. ^ 'Freedom' Driver Makes Artificial Heart Portable
  13. ^ Freedom® Driver System Receives CE Mark to Power SynCardia’s Total Artificial Heart in Europe
  14. ^ SynCardia Granted FDA Conditional Approval to Conduct IDE Clinical Study for Freedom Driver System[link removed]
  15. ^ MicroMed Cardiovascular Website
  16. ^ Micromed
  17. ^ Rodger Ford Joins MicroMed Cardiovascular as CEO and Chairman
  18. ^ ReliantHeart Board of Directors
  19. ^ ReliantHeart to Manufacture, Sell and Support the HeartAssist5(R) VAD; Former Syncardia CEO Rodger Ford to Oversee Company

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