Mr. William J. Bolt has served ABIOMED since 1982 and has been Senior Vice President for Global Quality and Service since January 2003. He is currently responsible for all Quality and Design Assurance activities in the Company. He was responsible for all product development and the AbioCor program from 2000-2002, and for BVS and AB5000 development from 1999-2002. From 1994 to 1998, he was President of ABIOMED's dental subsidiary, ABIODENT. From 1982 to 1994, he served in various roles, from Vice President of Engineering to Vice President of Operations, where he was the engineer in-charge of the development of the BVS and other systems. Mr. Bolt received his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Northeastern University. |