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LifeWatch > About LifeWatch > Management Team

Management Team

Dr. Yacov Geva

 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Yacov Geva is a co-founder of Card Guard, which acquired LifeWatch, Inc. in 2000, and Instromedix, in 2001. Prior to Card Guard, Mr. Geva served as a Chief Mechanical Engineer with Vishay Israel, a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, USA, from 1979-1989. From 1976 -1979 Mr.Geva was employed by the Koor Industries Group as a special projects manager for electronic communication projects. Mr. Geva is a graduate of the Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology, holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical and Nuclear engineering and is a doctor of business administration by the ISM Paris, France.

Lee Ehrlichman

 Senior Vice President

Mr. Ehrlichman joined LifeWatch in November of 2009. He brings over 20 years of startup, turnaround, and growth experience in both high technology and medical devices and services. Prior to joining LifeWatch, Mr. Ehrlichman was CEO of W.O. Consulting, where he consulted for medical device companies in the areas of reimbursement, regulatory, sales, marketing, product development, fundraising and business development. His previous experience includes top leadership positions at various companies, including 12 years at Cardiac Telecom Corporation, where as President and CEO he pioneered the introduction and use of wireless healthcare; President and CEO of Tartan, Inc., an embedded systems software company; Vice President of Sales at Alsys; Manager at Data General Corporation; and Territory Manager at Burroughs Corporation. Mr. Ehrlichman holds a Master of Science in Marketing from the University of Arizona.

Mike Turchi

 Vice President of Finance
Mike Turchi joined LWS in 2000, and has more than 20 years experience in the financial and business area. Prior to LifeWatch, Mr. Turchi served as Controller for Baldwin Cooke. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Wyoming, an MBA with Honors from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and is a member of Illinois' CPA Society and AICPA.

George Michelson

 Vice President of Information Technologies
George Michelson joined LifeWatch in August of 2008 and served as Lead Software Architect before becoming the Vice President of IT. He brings extensive software development, implementation, and management expertise. Prior to LifeWatch, Mr. Michelson was employed with divisions of SeatonCorp, Staff Management and StudentScout, where he was responsible for team building in both the U.S and off-shore to help define, implement, and deploy infrastructure for software development. Prior to SeatonCorp, Mr. Michelson served as Vice President of Technology at Digital Currency Systems, Inc., where he managed software development. Mr. Michelson holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Moscow Institute of Railroad Engineering.
 
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