William H. Burns, Jr. has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Minrad International, Inc. since December 2004 and Minrad Inc. since its inception in 1994. He previously served as President of Minrad International from December 2004 to January 2006 and Minrad Inc. from its inception in 1994. Prior to founding Minrad Inc., Mr. Burns was President and Chief Executive Officer of Matrx Medical Inc. from 1988 to 1994. Prior to that, he spent 13 years with the British Oxygen Corporation, or BOC, in progressive management positions including Vice President of Marketing of its Anaquest division, the developers of inhalation anesthesia technology. He is a two-time recipient of the Industry/University Technology Discovery Award. He earned a BBA at St. Norbert College and an MBA at Marquette University. |