Board of Directors

Dr. Arun Menawat is Chairman and CEO of Profound Medical Inc., a commercial-stage medical technology company that markets real-time MRI-guided thermal ultrasound systems for incision-free ablation of abnormal or cancerous tissue. Profound’s key product is the TULSA-PRO therapeutic system, designed for precise and customizable ablation of diseased prostate tissue.

Before joining Profound, Arun served as the Chairman and CEO of Novadaq Technologies Inc. for 13 years, guiding the company from a startup to one of the fastest growing, NASDAQ listed medical technology companies in North America, with a market cap of mostly over one billion USD during the final three years of his leadership. Earlier, Arun served as President of Cedara Software Corp., a company that developed the industry’s first medical imaging software platform. Today, Cedara’s imaging platform and its big data collection are part of IBM’s Watson Health.

He obtained a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, and an Executive MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. In 2014, he was named the EY Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year in the health sciences category.

Mr. Baylis joined Baylis Medical Company in 1989, serving as its President until 2015. During his tenure, the company grew into an internationally recognized developer of medical devices used in cardiac electrophysiology, structural heart disease, and spine procedures. He returned to Baylis Medical Company in 2019 after serving as Liberal Member of Canada’s Parliament for the federal riding of Pierrefonds-Dollard from 2015 to 2019. During his time at Baylis Medical Company, his leadership and vision helped build the company from a small start-up into a global leader, ultimately leading to its acquisition by Boston Scientific in 2022 for $1.75 billion. Mr. Baylis also co-founded the consulting business OME Group in 1991, which was sold to Ernst and Young in 2011. Currently, Mr. Baylis is the Executive Chairman of Baylis Medical Technologies, a leader in the development and commercialization of innovative medical devices in the fields of interventional radiology and spine procedures. Headquartered in Canada, the company also provides contract manufacturing services to some of the world’s leading medical device companies.

Mr. Baylis is an active board member for Epineuron Technologies, a clinical-stage company developing a novel class of bioelectronic therapy that offers a transformative approach to aid in the treatment of injured peripheral nerves. In the past he has served on the boards of MEDEC, Campus de Technologie de Sante (CTS), and the Business Advisory Committee of HTX. His list of accomplishments includes several patents, the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Award for Healthcare in Quebec (2011) and the University of Waterloo Alumni Achievement Award (2014). Mr. Baylis holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, and while attending, he met Mr. Shah, and together they founded Baylis Medical Technologies.

Mr. Ellacott is an experienced global medical device executive. Mr. Ellacott joined Belmont Medical Technologies as Chief Executive Officer in December 2017. Belmont is a Boston based private equity owned medical device company with a leading global position in fluid warming and infusion systems. Prior to Belmont, Mr. Ellacott was the President and CEO of Laborie Medical Technologies (“Laborie”). Laborie is a Urology and Gastroenterology medical device company. Mr. Ellacott joined private equity owned Laborie as President and CEO in July 2013 and in four years completed 14 global acquisitions tripling Laborie’s revenue and increasing EBITDA eight fold. Prior to joining Laborie, Mr. Ellacott served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Invacare’s (NYSE:IVC) $1 billion North and South American homecare and rehabilitation business. Mr. Ellacott has also held executive positions with Baxter International and American Hospital Supply, with assignments in Canada, Australia and the United States. Mr. Ellacott also serves on the board of Belmont and Aspen Surgical. Mr. Ellacott holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario Canada and is a dual United States and Canadian citizen.

Dr. Lavoie is currently President and Managing Director of AllosteRx Capital Management (“AllosteRx”). She also serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of CCRM Enterprises. Prior to co-founding AllosteRx, Cynthia was a General Partner with TVM Life Science Management Inc. (“TVM”), a global venture capital group with main offices in Munich and Montreal. She was recruited to TVM from VG (VenGrowth) Partners Inc., where she was a Partner and co-headed its life sciences fund. Along with her role on the board of Profound Medical, Cynthia is currently co-founder and board director of Delta TpX, an immune oncology start-up in Austin, TX and a board director at Fibrocor Therapeutics, a fibrosis company in Toronto. A seasoned healthcare investment professional with 18 years of experience in venture capital, Dr. Lavoie’s expertise includes creating companies de novo and leading investments into businesses developing therapeutics, devices, and diagnostic tools. Cynthia has taken active roles on boards of companies located in Canada and the US from start-up to revenue-generating stages. These include Acer Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACER), Cytochroma (acquired by OPKO Health), VisualSonics (acquired by SonoSite, now FujiFilm SonoSite), and Trillium Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TRIL). Before joining the investment community, Dr. Lavoie served in a variety of academic and scientific leadership positions for 10 years, working with research institutes and life science companies. Cynthia earned her MBA with first class honors from Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and earned her PhD in Molecular Biology with Dean’s honors from McGill University.

Ms. Lortie has an accomplished history of financial leadership success within the global life science industry. She currently serves as CFO at Claridge Investments Inc. Previously, she was Chief Financial Officer of Liminal BioSciences Inc. (“Liminal”), a Nasdaq-listed, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Prior to joining Liminal, Ms. Lortie was Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and Advisor to the CEO, Global Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions at Pharmascience Inc. Ms. Lortie has held senior positions in finance at Bristol Myers Squibb, including Vice-President of Finance for Bristol Myers Squibb Canada Co. and Global Director of Finance supporting BMS Headquarters.

Ms. Lortie is a Chartered Professional Accountant and member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agrées du Québec. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Accountancy from Concordia University and a Bachelor of Business Administration Bishop’s University. She has extensive corporate governance experience, previously serving on the Boards of Bellus Health Inc. and Pharmascience Barbados Ltd. & Pharmascience International Ltd. Ms. Lortie is currently a Board member of Finance Executives International (FEI) Canada.

Dr. Rosenthal is a director and member of the Compensation Committee for LivaNova PLC, a UK global medical technology company. Prior, Dr. Rosenthal served on the Cyberonics board of directors as a non-executive director and Chair of the Compensation Committee from January 2007 to October 2015. Since June 2010, Dr. Rosenthal has served as a Professor of Practice in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Boston University. Since December 2011, Dr. Rosenthal has also served as CEO of gEyeCue, Ltd., which he co-founded, a development stage medical device company working on a guided biopsy for lower and upper gastrointestinal cancer screening. From June 2011 until July 2012, Arthur served as executive vice-chairman of Cappella Medical Devices Ltd. (now ArraVasc Ltd.), a development-stage company focused on novel device solutions for coronary artery disease. From June 2009 until June 2011, Dr. Rosenthal served as President and CEO of Cappella, Inc. Arthur served as chairman, from January 2002, and CEO, commencing in January 2005, of Labcoat, Ltd. until its acquisition by Boston Scientific Corporation in December 2008. From January 1994 to May 2000, Dr. Rosenthal was a Senior Vice President, Corporate Officer, and Chief Development Officer of Boston Scientific, and from May 2000 until his retirement in January 2005, he was a Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer, and Executive Committee Member of Boston Scientific. From 2000 until 2010, Arthur served as a non-executive director, and from 2006 through 2009, as chairman of the Remuneration Committee, of Renovo, Ltd., a U.K.-based pharmaceutical company that became publicly traded in 2006. In July 2009, Arthur joined the board of Interface Biologics, Inc., a Toronto-based development stage company focused on drug delivery devices, as a non-executive director. In April 2011, Dr. Rosenthal was elected Chairman at Interface Biologics, Inc. From April 2013 to May 2015, Dr. Rosenthal served as a non-executive director and Member of the Compensation Committee of Arch Technologies, Inc. and is currently a member of Arch’s Clinical Advisory Board. In 2015, Dr. Rosenthal was appointed to the Industrial Advisory Committee, CURAM (National University in Galway, Ireland). Dr. Rosenthal is a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering since 2003.