Recruited in 1985 by Proctor & Gamble, Mike attributes much of his early success in the corporate world to P&G’s world-renowned employee training and development program. He spent the subsequent years in advancing roles in the medical device and implant field including the General Manager role of a hundred-million dollar territory with full P&L responsibility.Fifteen years of Mike’s corporate experience was with Johnson & Johnson. Well known for its succession planning and internal promotion, Mike was nominated early on for the Leadership Development Program and accordingly benefited from J&J's integrated curriculum that focuses on business management, accounting and finance. As an identified leader he took part in action-learning teams with the executive committee and executive mentoring program.In 2007 Mike was recruited by senior executives at Zimmer Inc., and accepted a position with this four-billion dollar leader in orthopedic device. After successfully orchestrating several major M&A strategies, including the acquisition of Abbott Spine, Mike was promoted to VP of US Sales and proceeded to manage a two-billion dollar US market. Working closely with Zimmer’s CEO, Mike had direct management responsibility for six VP’s and four Area Directors and an indirect responsibility for a national sales force of 2,200 regional managers and their sales representatives.A graduate of Gettysburg College with a BA in English and Business, Mike is married to his wife of 23 years and the proud father of four daughters. He is active in the local community, recently completing a board term as Treasurer of the Saratoga Springs Figure Skating Club. When he is not working, he can be found mountain biking, skiing with his family or volunteering for his daughter’s various Saratoga sports teams.