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]
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