Neil Dimick

Thoratec Corp. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary medical devices used for circulatory support for the treatment of heart failure patients. The company's products include Ventricular Assist Devices, HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System, HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System, Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device and Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist. It also manufactures and markets the CentriMag Acute Circulatory System, HeartMate II, PVAD, IVAD and for pediatric patients PediMag/PediVAS Acute Circulatory System. Its ventricular assist devices products primarily serve patients suffering from late-stage heart failure. Heart Failure is a chronic disease that occurs when degeneration of the heart muscle reduces the pumping power of the heart, causing the heart to become too weak to pump blood at a level sufficient to meet the body's demands. The company operates its business through the Cardiovascular group segment, which develops, manufactures mechanical circulatory products to support the cardiovascular systems of humans and to provide product-related services. Thoratec was founded in March 1976 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Emdeon Corp. offers services to connect physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, insurance providers, and consumers with health care transactions and information retrieval. Its transaction services encompass such tasks as HMO enrollment, referrals, data retrieval, and claims processing; its Medical Manager software helps physicians run their practices. The company was founded in December 1995 and is headquartered in Elmwood Park, NJ.

Mylan Laboratories, Inc. is engaged in developing, licensing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing generic and brand pharmaceutical products. The company manufactures and markets over 140 generic products in approximately 360 product strengths covering over 40 therapeutic categories. The company manufactures products for conditions ranging from angina to arthritis, depression to diabetes, pain to Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia to sleep disorders. The company operates through its three subsidiaries: a) Mylan Pharmaceuticals (Morgantown, West Virginia) is primarily focused on solid oral dose generic pharmaceutical products. b) Mylan Technologies (St. Albans, Vermont) is the pioneer in generic transdermal drug delivery technology and is the producer of generic transdermal patches for the U.S. market. c) UDL Laboratories (Rockford, Illinois) is the number one supplier of unit dose pharmaceuticals to hospitals and other institutions across the United States. The company was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, PA.

WebMD Health Corp. engages in the provision of health information services. It serves physicians, health care professionals, employers, and health plans through public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.