Encore Medical Management Team & Board of Directors
Executive Officers and Employee Directors
Joseph A. Marino
President & CEO | Chairman of the Board of Directors
Cardiovascular Device Experience
30+ yrs. in field
Founder, Chairman, CEO & President of Cardia Inc.
Other Experience
Current Chairman & Director, Electro Sensors Inc.
Director of Patient Monitoring, Department at U of MN Hospitals
Chairman & CEO, Applied Biometrics
Founder, Chairman, CEO & President of Biomedical Dynamics, Corp.
Peter Buonomo
Senior Vice President | Member, Board of Directors
Education
BS Business, Oral Roberts University
MBA, Oral Roberts University
Other Experience
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Encore Medical Inc. (2018–2025)
Vice President Sales & Marketing and Corporate Officer, Cardia, Inc. (1998–2023)
Director of Marketing and VP Sales & Marketing, Applied Biometrics Inc. (1994–1998)
Scott S. Robinson
Treasurer & Vice President of Finance | Member, Board of Directors
Education
MBA, Finance, Iowa State University
Other Experience
Controller, Cardia Inc. (2010–2018)
Non-Employee Directors
Timothy Laske
Member, Board of Directors, Encore Medical Inc. (Since 2025)
Current Roles
Vice President, Research & Development, Cardiac Ablation Solutions, Medtronic
Medtronic Bakken Fellow & Technical Fellow
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery
Education
BS, Michigan Technological University
MS, University of Michigan
PhD Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Other Experience
Vice President Research & Business Development, Medtronic, AF Solutions
Senior Product Development Director, Medtronic, Heart Valves
Senior Program Director, Medtronic, Transcatheter Heart Valves
Technology Director, Medtronic, Cardiac Rhythm Therapy Delivery
Design Engineer, Ford Motor Company
Christopher J. Turnbull
Member, Board of Directors, Encore Medical Inc. (Since 2018)
Current Role
Director, Cardia, Inc. (1998–present)
Credentials & Education
Board-Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
Graduate, Saint Mary’s School of Nurse Anesthesiology
Other Experience
Former Chairman & CEO, St. Paul Medical Inc.
Former Chairman & CEO, T Medical Inc.
Founder & CEO, Critical Care Anesthetists, PA
Former CEO, Owatonna Anesthesia Services, PA
Founder & CEO, Minnesota Anesthesia Associates, PLC
Lead CRNA, Twin Cities Surgery Center
Provided anesthesia services to Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Retired after 40 years of Nurse Anesthesia practice
Todd C. Johnson
Member, Board of Directors, Encore Medical Inc. (Since 2021)
Current Roles
Chief Compliance Officer, Cedar Point Capital, LLC (18+ years)
Board Member, Lifelens Technologies
Credentials & Education
BS Finance, Southern Methodist University
Other Experience
Former Private Placement Specialist, Stifel Nicolaus
(Board pricing, placement, and closing of private investments)
Board Observer, RxFunction Inc.
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