Rodger Ford

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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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References

  1. ↑ Rodger Ford
  2. ↑ AlphaGraphics About Us
  3. ↑ Vision And Savvy: Man Of The Year (Quick Printing: August 1988)
  4. ↑ First AlphaGraphics Shop Opens In Spain: Arizona Daily Star 7/4/89
  5. ↑ AlphaGraphics Success in Moscow proves Skeptics Wrong: Arizona Daily Star 4/22/90
  6. ↑ Pet Hotel Offers All The Comforts Of Home
  7. ↑ PETsHotel owners win award
  8. ↑ PetSmart Slideshare
  9. ↑ SynCardia Systems Appoints Rodger G. Ford to Board of Directors
  10. ↑ Michael Garippa Announced as SynCardia's New CEO
  11. ↑ The HeartAssist 5 VAD® To Be Introduced For the First Time in the U.S.
  12. ↑ 'Freedom' Driver Makes Artificial Heart Portable
  13. ↑ Freedom® Driver System Receives CE Mark to Power SynCardia’s Total Artificial Heart in Europe
  14. ↑ SynCardia Granted FDA Conditional Approval to Conduct IDE Clinical Study for Freedom Driver System
  15. ↑ MicroMed Cardiovascular Website
  16. ↑ Micromed
  17. ↑ Rodger Ford Joins MicroMed Cardiovascular as CEO and Chairman
  18. ↑ ReliantHeart Board of Directors
  19. ↑ ReliantHeart to Manufacture, Sell and Support the HeartAssist5(R) VAD; Former Syncardia CEO Rodger Ford to Oversee Company
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