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 in 2005 as Vice President of International and was responsible for sales in Canada, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, and also served as Vice President of Global Marketing in 2006 and 2007.
RAUL PARRA
Chief Financial Officer
Parra served in other accounting-related capacities with Merit, including Director of Financial Reporting. Prior to joining Merit, Parra was employed as an auditor by Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2003 to 2009.
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.