Senior Management
Patrice Merrin
Chairman of the Board, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Patrice Merrin was elected as Chairman of the Board of CML HealthCare Inc. in March, 2011. Effective May 3, 2011, Ms. Merrin was appointed the interim CEO while CML conduct a search for a new Chief Executive Offiicer. Ms. Merrin is an independent consultant, director, and the President and CEO of Patrice Merrin and Partners. She is a former President, CEO and director of Luscar Ltd., Canada’s largest producer of thermal coal, and was Executive Vice-President and COO of Sherritt International Corporation from 1999 to 2004. Ms. Merrin is a director of Enssolutions Group Inc. (TSX Venture: ENV) and of the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation. She holds a BA from Queen’s University and completed the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD. Ms. Merrin is also Chair of the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at CML.
Tom Weber, CA
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Weber is a Chartered Accountant and holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Prior to joining CML in 2006, Mr. Weber was Chief Financial Officer of St. Joseph Communications where his responsibilities included raising capital, financial reporting, corporate procurement, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management. Prior thereto, he served as Vice President, Finance and Secretary, at Livingston Group Inc. and was formerly a Tax Manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Weber is responsible for CML HealthCare’s Finance and Administration functions and oversees the Fund’s disclosure practices. Mr. Weber is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Cameron Crawford
Senior Vice President, Laboratory Services
Mr. Crawford is a Chartered Accountant and holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Mr. Crawford has extensive experience in the medical diagnostic services industry having served as the President and CEO of MDS Inc. from 1996 to 2005. Prior to joining CML in 2009, Mr. Crawford was the President & CEO of EORLA, a start-up clinical services delivery organization established to define, implement, and drive the change required to meet current and planned diagostic service, research and teaching requirements on a regional basis for 16 acute care hospitals in Eastern Ontario. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Crawford was the Chief Operating Officer for Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT.
Kent Wentzell
Senior Vice President, Imaging
Mr. Wentzell joined CML in September 2002 as General Manager of CML’s Canadian medical imaging services. During his tenure, Mr. Wentzell was instrumental in growing revenue by approximately 100% through acquisitions and organic growth and, at the same time, significantly improving operating margins. Prior to joining CML, Mr. Wentzell spent three years as the General Manager of Bracco Diagnostic Canada Inc., a contrast imaging company where he was instrumental in growing revenue by approximately 300%.
