Dr. Yacov Geva – President & CEO, G Medical Innovations, Inc.
Dr. Geva is a well-known pioneer in medical technologies and remote patient monitoring services. As the founder of LifeWatch AG (former Card Guard AG and Card Guard Scientific Survival Ltd.), he successfully led the company to an IPO. Until 2014, Dr. Geva was a member and the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Corporate CEO of LifeWatch AG. From 1979 to 1989, Dr. Geva served as Chief Mechanical Engineer with Vishay Israel, a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, USA. Dr. Geva holds a B.Sc in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, a Ph.D. (with honors) in Business Administration from the International School of Management, Paris and an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brooks University. Dr. Geva is also a senior member of the royal society of medicine in the UK (RSM).
Dr. Kenneth R. Melani – Non-Executive Chairman
Dr. Kenneth Melani has over 30 years’ experience in the healthcare industry as a provider, supplier, and insurer. He began his career in 1981 as a practicing physician growing his internal medicine practice into the largest multi-specialty physician practice in Western Pennsylvania. In the mid 1980’s, he helped start a physician hospital organization, West Penn Cares, where he became the CEO. In this role he prepared the organization for managed care risk sharing contracts (known as ACO’s today). In addition, he started seven successful for-profit health services businesses. In 1989 he joined Highmark Inc. (formerly known as Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania) where he spent the next 23 years of his career in a variety of positions including Chief Medical Officer, President of Health Related Services, and EVP, Strategy and New Business Development. In 2003, he was named the President and CEO of Highmark Inc. During his nine and half year tenure he grew the company into one of the largest and most diversified health care companies in the United States, serving over 32 million individuals.
Dror Nuriel-Roth, EVP of US Operations
Ms. Nuriel-Roth has 13 years of experience in the US Healthcare industry. A former SVP US Operations at LifeWatch Services Inc, for seven years where she managed every aspect of a medical device company and brought significant efficiencies to operations in the Clinical, Reimbursement, Managed Care, Logistics, and Customer Service departments. Ms. Nuriel-Roth also specializes in healthcare insurance, reimbursement and managed care. Dror holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Economics as well as MBA in Business Management, Finance and Marketing from the Interdisciplinary Center in Hertzelia (Reichman University).