J. Richard Damron, Jr. has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since February 2001. Mr. Damron served as a consultant to Home Diagnostics from August 2000 to February 2001. Mr. Damron has been employed in the medical products industry since 1980, in both operational and financial roles. Prior to joining Home Diagnostics, Mr. Damron was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Apollo Eye Group, Inc. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions and Chief Financial Officer of Chiron Vision Corp, was a partner in the investment firm of Tullis Cook & Co., and was the Executive Vice President of Operations at Cooper Vision Cilco. Mr. Damron holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Marshall University.

Ronald L. Rubin has served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since November 2005. Prior to joining Home Diagnostics, Mr. Rubin was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Waste Services, Inc., a solid waste services company operating in the United States and Canada, from September 2003 to May 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Rubin served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller for Paxson Communications Corporation, from February 2001 to August 2003, and in various capacities for AutoNation Inc., a Fortune 100 company, from March 1996 to February 2001, most recently as Vice President, Controller. Mr. Rubin a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from American University and a Master of Science in Taxation from Florida International University. Mr. Rubin is a Certified Public Accountant.

Scott I. Verner joined Home Diagnostics, Inc. as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in July 2007. An industry veteran with over 20 years of sales and marketing experience, Scott was previously corporate vice president and vice president of sales for EyeTel Imaging, a joint venture of Radius Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Johns Hopkins and Eli Lilly which focused on developing technologies to treat diabetes and micro-vascular disease. Prior to EyeTel Imaging, Scott worked for Allergan, Inc. where he was instrumental in leading the spin-off of Advanced Medical Optics, a leading developer of medical technologies designed to treat conditions of the eyes. Before Allergan, Scott spent 12 years at Novartis where he held several sales and marketing positions within the company's medical device, OTC and vision businesses. Mr. Verner holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics from the University of Tampa.

Christopher J. Avery has served as Managing Director of DiagnoSys Medical Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Home Diagnostics, since its acquisition in May 2005, and prior to that served as its General Manager from January 2000 to May 2005. Prior to joining DiagnoSys, Mr. Avery worked for LifeScan UK, a Johnson & Johnson Company, in sales and sales management, and as the Government and Professional Relations Manager. He also held multiple positions at Hypoguard, including Project Manager, where he led the test strip team and developed multiple products and manufacturing processes. Mr. Avery holds a Certificate in Business Administration from Southampton University Management School and a High National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Suffolk College of Higher and Further Education.

George Godfrey has served as Vice President, Operations since September 2007. He previously held the position of Vice President, Supply Chain Management. Since joining Home Diagnostics in 1999, Mr. Godfrey has been instrumental in advancing the design and implementation of the company's co-branded strategy and its flexible supply chain process. Prior to Home Diagnostics, Mr. Godfrey spent twelve years at Dade Behring, Inc, a diagnostic manufacturer of clinical laboratory reagents and instrument systems. During his tenure Mr. Godfrey held managerial positions in the company's purchasing and planning, inventory control and manufacturing divisions before being elevated to Director of Operations in 1995. Mr. Godfrey holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a specialization in Purchasing and Materials Management from Florida State University.

Gregg A. Johnson has served as Vice President, Consumer Healthcare since 2001. Mr. Johnson joined Home Diagnostics in October 1999. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Johnson held the positions of Manager of National Accounts at Becton Dickinson Corporation, Consumer Healthcare and Regional Sales Manager at Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Patient Care Systems Division. Mr. Johnson holds a Master's of Management from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University.

T. Gary Neel has served as our Vice President, Research and Development since June 2006. From September 2000 to June 2006, he served as the Director, Engineering--Research and Development. Mr. Neel came to Home Diagnostics from Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics Corporation, which was acquired by Roche Diagnostics, where he worked for 14 years. Mr. Neel has studied Laser Electro-Optics and Electrical Engineering at Purdue University, University of Houston and Texas State Technical College.

Robert Tsao has served as Managing Director of Applied Sciences Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Home Diagnostics, since 1990. Mr. Tsao has extensive experience in the manufacturing industry and is recognized by the American Production Inventory Control Society, the world's largest management association in the manufacturing domain, as a Certified Production Inventory Manager. Mr. Tsao holds a BSIE degree from Chung Yuan College, an MSIE degree from National Ching Hwa University, and an EMBA degree from National Taiwan University.