Ken Arola was appointed Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer in December 2007. He previously held the role of Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller since 2005. Mr. Arola brings more than 25 years of broad financial experience in medical device and technology companies. Prior to joining Align, Mr. Arola spent 14 years at Adaptec where he was most recently Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller. As a key member of the team tasked with growing Adaptec's business, he led global financial teams, including corporate finance, international finance, financial and strategic planning and also led M&A financial activities. Prior to Adaptec, Mr. Arola held various financial planning and operations controller positions for companies such as Unipath Company, Inc, a start up manufacturer of analytical medical instrumentation, Varian Associates, a manufacturer of semiconductor equipment, analytical and research instrumentation and health care products and Cooper Laboratories, a provider a various medical solutions. Mr. Arola holds an MBA degree from Santa Clara University and a bachelor of science degree from the University of the Pacific. |