Alan Main has responsibility for the Bayer HealthCare (BHC) family of medical device companies that includes Bayer Diabetes Care and MEDRAD, Inc.  He was appointed President, Bayer Medical Care; President, Bayer Diabetes Care; Executive Vice President, Bayer HealthCare and to the BHC Executive Committee in July 2010.  He also chairs the BHC Marketing Excellence Council, a cross-business initiative to improve marketing effectiveness, and is an executive sponsor for the Women's Leadership Initiative which aims to increase female representation in top management as part of BHC's goal to increase diversity.  Alan is also on the Board of AdvaMed, a global trade group comprised of leaders of medical device companies.

Before joining Bayer Medical Care, Alan was Bayer HealthCare Consumer Care's Division Head of Region Europe comprising the western and eastern European countries, the Middle East and Africa, since February 2008.  Before that, he was Division Head of Region Asia/Pacific where he was responsible for Commercial Operations and for developing important growth markets in the Far East. 

With more than 25 years of experience in health care, Alan has held various positions in marketing and management.  He joined Bayer in January 2005 following the acquisition of Roche’s Consumer Health business.  Before the acquisition, he was Roche Consumer Health's Head of Region International comprising Asia/Pacific, Russia, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa and a member of the Leadership Team.  He first joined Roche in 1992 as part of the Consumer Health business in the United Kingdom and then progressed to various positions of increasing responsibility in the UK, South Africa and Hong Kong.  Prior to joining Roche, Alan worked for Stafford-Miller (now Glaxo SmithKline) and Merrell-Dow (now Sanofi-Aventis).

Alan studied International Marketing at Thames Polytechnic where he earned a BA (with honors). He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketers in the United Kingdom.

Jon Achenbaum joined Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care as Global Chief Marketing Officer in February 2006. Late in 2006 he was given the additional responsibility to lead the Latin American Commercial Operations for the Diabetes Care division. In his role as Global Chief Marketing Officer, Jon is responsible for leading product management, brand strategy, marketing communications, eMarketing, competitive intelligence, customer and market insight, packaging and design, and medical marketing.

Jon's background includes nine years with Unilever in several roles, including Senior Vice President of Global Skin Innovation, General Manager of the North American Hair and Oral Care businesses as well as President of Lever Ponds in Canada. Prior to Unilever, Jon worked for Helene Curtis in Brand Management, Business Development and Marketing Resources. He began his career at Quaker Oats and Pillsbury.

Jon holds a BA from Skidmore College and studied at New York University's Graduate School of Business.

Jennifer Farr is Vice President, Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs for Bayer Medical Care, a division of Bayer HealthCare which includes Bayer Diabetes Care and MEDRAD, Inc.  She was appointed to this role in June 2010.

Previously, Jennifer was Vice President, Program Management in Bayer Diabetes Care's global R&D department since May 2008.  In this role, she was responsible for leading the new product development activities to support the Diabetes Care portfolio in achieving growth and profitability targets.  Most recently, under Jennifer's leadership, Program Management has contributed to the development of new breakthrough products across the blood glucose monitoring, A1C and software businesses while also continuing to manage BDC's R&D pipeline.  Jennifer has 20 years of R&D experience at Bayer:  first joining the company's former Miles division as an Assistant Research Scientist in 1990 and then progressing to positions of increasing management responsibility including Manager, R&D Excellence and  Director, Program Management.

Jennifer is a graduate of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana with a B.S. in Chemistry.  She is also a Certified Professional Coach from the International Coaching Academy, Melbourne, Australia.

Michael Kloss was appointed Head of Region Europe for Diabetes Care on July 1, 2011.  The Region comprises the European countries and the Middle East, Russia and Africa.  In this role, Mr. Kloss is responsible for Sales, Marketing and Customer Service for the business.  He is based in Diabetes Care's European Regional Headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Kloss was Managing Director, Bayer Santé Familiale and Country Division Head (CDH) for Bayer HealthCare Consumer Care in France for nearly four years.  Prior to this, he was CDH for Consumer Care in Poland for more than six years.  He also worked for Consumer Care, based in Nairobi, Kenya, as Business Group Representative with responsibility for East Africa.  

Mr. Kloss began his career with Bayer in 1995 as an Export Manager based in France for Consumer Care covering Asia and Africa.  

He received an MBA from the University of Paris, Panthéon Sorbonne, a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Birmingham (U.K.) and also studied economics at the University of Wuppertal in Germany.

Wayne A. Krampel joined Bayer HealthCare Product Supply organization and Diabetes Care in June 2008 as Vice President for Global Product Supply for Diabetes Care. Wayne brings an impressive record of accomplishment in supply chain management, having held leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, Federal Express and Medtronic. Most recently, Wayne held the position of Vice President for Supply Chain Management at Johnson and Johnson's Cordis Corp, a manufacturer of vascular technology with $4 billion in annual global sales.

At FedEx, Wayne was responsible for the entire supply chain services product portfolio, as well as the outsourced services strategy for the company. Wayne has extensive experience in the development and execution of comprehensive supply chain strategies designed to influence customer service levels, market demand, and market share.

Wayne began his career in professional services consulting with positions at Ernst and Young, Accenture and Mercer where he specialized in supply chain management. He is on the Board of the University of Michigan's Supply Chain Master's program and a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. Wayne holds a degree in business from Cornell University.

Michael Mathews joined Bayer Diabetes Care in June 2010 as Head, North America.  In this role, he is responsible for planning, organizing and leading the development, implementation and evaluation of all sales, marketing and distribution for new and existing Diabetes Care products in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico in order to achieve sales, profit and supply chain objectives.

Mike has over 20 years experience at Bayer HealthCare.  He began his Bayer career in the Consumer Products Division in Monheim, Germany and then progressed to a number of senior management roles in marketing and sales, brand development and management, consumer relations and regulatory affairs in Germany, Brazil and the US.  Mike was most recently Therapeutic Area Head for Hematology and Global Brand Team Kogenate, in Bayer's Specialty Medicine business unit, where he delivered increased sales/profitability and expanded market share for the global brand.  

He graduated from Georgetown University with a BS in International Economics, Finance and Commerce and has an MBA in Marketing from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird).

Laura Mezey is Vice President & Division Counsel for Bayer Medical Care, a division of Bayer HealthCare LLC which includes Bayer Diabetes Care and MEDRAD, Inc.  Laura has been a member of the Diabetes Care management team since 2004. Prior to her current position, she was Assistant General Counsel for Bayer HealthCare LLC.  She began her career at Bayer as Senior Counsel at Bayer HealthCare's Diagnostic Division, supporting the Self Testing Segment and Self Test business of the U.S. branch.

Prior to joining Bayer, Laura was a Legal Director at Schering-Plough Corporation, where she supported both the consumer care and prescription drug businesses.

Her professional career began in 1988, when she joined the Wall Street law firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, specializing in litigation.

Laura received a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Rafael Millán joined Bayer Diabetes Care in November 2010 as Region Head, Latin America.  In this role, he oversees the commercial operations of the Latin American product and service portfolio, develops the region's Diabetes Care strategy and directs the implementation of Latin American sales and marketing strategies.  He is based in Mexico City.

Rafael joined Bayer in 2005 following the acquisition of Roche's Consumer Health business and held the position of Global Brand Leader until his appointment as Country Division Head for Bayer HealthCare, Consumer Care in the Philippines.  He joined Roche in 1996 and his previous experience was at Biotech Laboratories and Boehringer Ingelheim holding numerous Sales and Marketing positions with increasing management responsibilities. 

Rafael has an educational background in Marketing with Emphasis in Commercialization at Instituto Superior Universitario de Mercadotecnia in Venezuela.

Myra Rosen is Vice President, Global Human Resources for Bayer HealthCare's Medical Care division that includes Bayer Diabetes Care and MEDRAD, Inc.  Myra joined Bayer Diabetes Care in early 2006 and was appointed a member of the Executive Leadership Team in July 2009. 

Prior to joining Bayer, Myra was President of her own company, MLR Coaching, Inc. As a Leadership Coach and Management consultant for five years she supported high performing corporate executives in Fortune 100 companies and small businesses to maximize their personal leadership and organizational effectiveness. Previous corporate experience included 10 years at Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a former subsidiary of Merck and Co., Inc., as a Senior Director, Human Resources where she led teams of business partners and provided senior human resources/internal coaching support to all Corporate business units. Earlier in her career she gained HR experience at Saks Fifth Avenue, at their corporate office in New York City, and at Worldwide Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurance company in St. Louis, Missouri.

Myra earned her B.A. degree in Psychology with a emphasis in Business Management from the State University of New York at Albany. She was professionally trained by Corporate Coach U International, one of the largest and most comprehensive training programs for coaches. She is an active member of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA), the International Coach Federation, and the Society for Human Resource Management..

Michael Schwartz was appointed Vice President, Global Business Planning and Administration on April 1, 2009. In this role, Michael has global responsibility for finance for Diabetes Care.

Michael has nearly 20 years experience with Bayer. Prior to joining Diabetes Care, he was Head of Finance & Controlling with Bayer HealthCare (BHC) Central Administration & Organization in Leverkusen, Germany, where had responsibility for Controlling, Risk Management, Commercial Evaluation, and Transfer Pricing. He also had functional responsibility for BHC platforms in Asia, Europe and Latin America. Since joining Bayer in 1990, Michael has focused on Controlling and Accounting but has also worked in Marketing, New Business and Sales at BHC mainly within the Consumer Care division. He also spent some years within the Bayer AG Holding and his global experience includes seven years in assignments in China and Indonesia.

After completion of a commercial apprenticeship at Bayer, Michael attended Cologne University and graduated with a degree in Business Administration.

In his role as Vice President, Chief Medical Officer for Bayer Healthcare, Diabetes Care, David Simmons is responsible for translating the medical context in which the company's products are used, supporting medical education activities required for market development, providing clinical perspective on business development opportunities, and leading clinical trial development that supports regulatory approval and commercial success of the brand.

David has more than thirty years of experience in research, patient care, and education in the field of diabetes and related disorders. Prior to joining Bayer, he spent eight years with Pfizer as Medical Director and Senior Director. He was Team Leader for Exubera® and was responsible for the U.S. product launch, including providing medical marketing support to the U.S. commercial team, and maintaining alignment with the Worldwide and R & D diabetes teams. Prior to his industry career, David spent sixteen years on the faculty in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism of the Department of Medicine, and as Staff Physician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

David has an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, trained in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals in Houston, and a fellowship in diabetes care and research at the George S. Cox Institute in Pennsylvania.

Rick Stadterman joined Bayer HealthCare, Diabetes Care in 2005 as Head of Global R&D. In this role, he is responsible for developing and commercializing the right mix of products in the Diabetes Care portfolio and finding the best way to bring them to market as quickly as possible — leveraging the company's core competencies in ways to enhance marketplace success.

Prior to joining Bayer, Rick was Senior Vice President, Research & Development, Callaway Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, responsible for managing a $30 million product development budget to generate new products for the company. While at Callaway, he initiated training and incorporation of a Six Sigma culture within the R&D team. For three years, Rick was Director, Global Engineering, Schick Wilkinson Sword Division, Pfizer Company, Milford, CT, responsible for the worldwide engineering leadership in the company's shaving products business. Prior to Schick, Rick held positions at several divisions of GE. He began his career as a Research Engineer at Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI in 1975.

Rick is a Chemical Engineering graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, MA and an MBA graduate from Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA.

Julie Tay was appointed Region Head, Bayer Diabetes Care Asia, on March 1, 2010.  This Region consists of five subregions:  Japan, China, India, Korea and Central and South East Asia.  Based in Singapore, Julie is responsible for leading the regional organization by managing sales, marketing and operations in order to achieve financial objectives. 

Julie has a wealth of Marketing and Commercial General Management experience after more than 20 years with Johnson & Johnson and Johnson Diversey.  Her experience includes 15 years with J&J Medical where she was instrumental in starting Lifescan’s franchise in the region.  As Regional Franchise Director, Julie led the team to achieve market leadership in China and India by 2005.

Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Psychology & Political Science) from the National University of Singapore and an MBA from Curtin University of Technology, Australia.