FRED LAMPROPOULOS
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
After serving as the Chairman and Chief Executive of Utah Medical, Lampropoulos founded Merit Medical Systems, Inc., in 1987, where he currently serves as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and President.
MARTHA ARONSON
President and Chief Executive Officer Appointee (effective October 3, 2025)
Martha Aronson has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Merit Medical Systems, Inc., effective Oct 2025. Martha has extensive experience in healthcare, including overseeing global healthcare businesses ranging in size from $500 million to $1 billion.
RAUL PARRA
Chief Financial Officer
Raul Parra, CPA, was appointed Merit’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in July 2018, having served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from May 2018 to July 2018. He also served as Merit’s Vice President of Accounting and Corporate Controller.
BRIAN G. LLOYD
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Brian G. Lloyd was appointed Merit’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in April 2016. Prior to joining Merit, Lloyd served as a member of the business transactions group at Parr Brown Gee & Loveless for more than 20 years.
NEIL PETERSON
Chief Operating Officer
During his 27 years at Merit, Mr. Peterson has held multiple positions of increasing responsibility within the company, including the past five years as Vice President, Operations.
MIKE VOIGT
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mike Voigt joined Merit in 2020 with more than 20 years of progressive global human resources (HR) leadership experience in diverse industries, including medical device, pharmaceutical, and technology.
JOHN KNORPP
Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer
John Knorpp came to Merit in 2010 as Director of Regulatory Affairs of the Endotek Division and was promoted to Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer in 2013. In this role he directs all global regulatory and medical affairs activities.
VICKY BRUNK, RN, RAC
VP, Clinical Affairs
Vicky Brunk joined Merit in 2020, bringing over 20 years of experience in medical device clinical trials. She has held multiple leadership roles across large and medium sized corporations, as well as venture capital backed start-up organizations.
JASON TREFT
Chief Information Officer
Jason Treft serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and is responsible for the company’s global information technology organization, functions and strategy.