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Managing Directors |
Mr. Sutter is one of the two founding managing directors of Essex
Woodlands. Educated in chemical engineering and finance, he has more
than 25 years of management experience in operations, marketing, finance
and venture capital. He began his career in management consulting with
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in 1977 and moved to Mitchell Energy &
Development Corp. ("MEDC") shortly thereafter. During his 15 years at
MEDC, he held various management positions where he oversaw operating
units generating over $100 million in operating profits annually
In 1984, he founded and managed The Woodlands Venture Capital Company, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of MEDC, and The Woodlands Venture Partners, an
independent venture capital partnership formed in 1988. During his
tenure with both organizations, he founded a
number of successful healthcare companies originating from various
institutions of the world renowned Texas Medical Center.
As a consequence of numerous co-investments with James Currie, Mr.
Sutter merged his venture practice with Essex Venture Partners to form
Essex Woodlands in 1994. He currently serves on the Board of Directors
of
BioForm Medical
(Nasdaq: BFRM),
LaJolla Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: LJPC),
and
LifeCell (Nasdaq: "LIFC")
which is being acquired by Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) in April 2008.
He formerly sat on the board of
Confluent Surgical,
which was acquired by Tyco International in July 2006,
Rinat Neuroscience, which was
acquired by Pfizer, Inc. in April 2006, and
St
Francis Medical Technologies, which was acquired by Kyphon,
Inc. in December 2006.. He is
also responsible for the Partnership’s investments in
NeoVista and
Spinal Concepts,
which was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in June 2003.
Mr. Sutter holds a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University
and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Houston.
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