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Our vision and values
HEALTH
Committed to employee and patient well-being
EXCELLENCE
Deliver your best with the highest of standards
AGILITY
Decide, act, and adapt to change
RESPONSIBILITY
Own your decisions, actions, and results
TEAMWORK
Collaborate and communicate to achieve a common goal
See us in action
UNDERSTAND. INNOVATE. DELIVER.
We believe that long-term value is created for our customers, employees, shareholders and communities when we focus outward and are determined to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
DELIVERING EXCELLENCE
At Merit, our mission is to understand, innovate, and deliver. What does it mean to deliver? Our team explains how we put our values into action every day to meet the needs of clinicians and patients.
Our executive team
FRED LAMPROPOULOS
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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 and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
JOE WRIGHT
President
Joe Wright joined Merit Medical in 2005, and since then he has been an instrumental part of the team. In 2024, Joe was appointed President and currently oversees Merit’s global commercial, marketing, R&D and manufacturing operations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
JOANNE ALKIRE
Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Strategy
JoAnne Alkire joined Merit in 2021 with more than 30 years of experience in the medical technology industry, having led strategic planning, portfolio management, and new product commercialization at many medical device companies.
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.
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.
Upcoming events
Conference
SABCS 2024
This Symposium is designed to provide state-of-the-art information on the experimental biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and therapy of breast cancer and premalignant breast disease to an international audience of academic and private physicians and researchers.
- San Antonio, TX
- December 10, 8:00 am (CT)
- December 14, 5:00 pm (CT)
News & articles
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Oncology
Building Better Healthcare: The Merit Medical Story
Stories unite us. At Merit Medical, we believe understanding where we’ve been…
Merit Galway Celebrates the Importance of STEM within the Community
Each year, countries around the globe recognize November 8th as Science, Technology,…
Innovation & Education at SIR 2024
Merit will be exhibiting at SIR 2024, the Society of Interventional Radiology’s…
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