John W. Morgan President and Chief Executive Officer

John W. Morgan is president and chief executive officer of HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc. Morgan joined HemCon in 2004 and has more than 25 years of general management experience with four multi-national health care manufacturing and distribution corporations.

Since arriving at HemCon, Morgan has helped the company achieve four-digit growth and expand its product offering from military to civilian markets. HemCon’s original product, the HemCon® Bandage, was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Army to stop severe, arterial bleeding, the leading cause of death on the battlefield. In 2007, Morgan helped launch the company’s chitosan technology platform in the acute care setting for use in emergency rooms, trauma situations, cardiac catheterization labs and surgery by creating a sales and distribution relationship with Cardinal Health, Inc. HemCon’s technology is also being utilized by general dental practitioners, periodontists and oral surgeons to care for oral trauma and a number of dental procedures.

Prior to joining HemCon, Morgan began his career at Baxter International Inc. where, over the course of 14 years, he worked his way up the ranks from sales representative to president of the mid-American region. Throughout his career, Morgan has held numerous corporate leadership positions including: president-Americas for Regent Medical Products; president and chief executive officer of Epitope, Inc.; and president and chief executive officer at Curon Medical, Inc.

A native of Chicago, IL, Morgan graduated from The University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration and economics.  Mr. Morgan is the Chairperson of the Evergreen Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. In addition, Mr. Morgan serves on the Boards of Directors of The Regence Group (Portland, OR), BioQuiddity Inc, (San Francisco, CA), The Oregon Innovation Council, The Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy (Portland, OR) and he is a member of the governing board of the Oregon Bioscience Association.  

Bill Block Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Before joining HemCon, Block gained extensive experience at numerous leading health care and medical technology companies including: Cardinal Health, OraSure Technologies Inc., McKesson HBOC, Baxter International Inc., Allegiance Healthcare and BioTronics Enterprises, Inc. Block's experience spans sales and marketing, customer service, direct sales and business development in the medical diagnostic space, and pharmacy dispensing technologies industry.   

Block received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, and was named a Distinguished Military Graduate by the U.S. Army ROTC. Following college, he spent five years on active duty and three years active reserve working as an Army Ranger, completing Infantry Officer Advanced Training and serving as an airborne ranger instructor.

In his role as HemCon’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Bill Block is responsible for the strategic direction of HemCon’s global sales and marketing efforts including corporate sales, strategy and business development, partner alliances, marketing analysis and product visibility.

Simon McCarthy, Ph.D. Executive Vice President of Research and Development

 Simon McCarthy serves as HemCon’s Executive Vice President of Research and Development and is responsible for the development of new products and devices to control bleeding and promote wound repair.

 Working with HemCon founder, Kenton Gregory, at the Oregon Medical Laser Center (OMLC), McCarthy helped develop the OMLC chitosan bandage, intellectual property that resulted in the founding of HemCon Medical Technologies. McCarthy has more than 12 years experience in applied biomedical research and previously served as a senior research scientist at CSIRO Molecular Science in Melbourne, Australia.

McCarthy received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He has authored or co-authored more than 20 scientific papers and is a co-holder of six patents on polyurethanes and polyesters for biomedical applications.

Staci McAdams Vice President, Marketing

As HemCon’s Vice President of Marketing, Staci McAdams manages the company’s global marketing efforts including: business development, product management, marketing analysis, corporate branding, public relations and internal and external communications.

 

McAdams brings more than 15 years experience to HemCon in the medical device and diagnostic market and 10 years medical sales and marketing management experience. Before joining HemCon, McAdams worked for Innovative Care Management, Inc., a health care management company in Clackamas, OR, where she served as Director of Sales and Marketing. McAdams also worked at OraSure Technologies Inc., where she held numerous positions including Clinical Trials Manager, National Sales Manager and Director of Sales.

 

McAdams holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Portland State University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Oregon.

 

Mike Williams Vice President, Finance

Mike Williams is the Vice President of Finance for HemCon. In this capacity, Williams oversees all of the company’s accounting and financial services. He is also responsible for directing all aspects of information technology, risk management and fixed assets.

With more than 26 years experience as an accountant and controller, Williams is skilled in business accounting and handles HemCon’s budget preparation and analysis, annual external audits, SEC documentation preparation, taxation issues and business review documentation.

Prior to joining HemCon, Williams worked for FEI Company, where he served as the controller for MEPD, a $200 million manufacturing division of FEI. Over the course of his career, Williams has worked for two start-up companies and has gained experience implementing several ERP systems. His work history also includes accounting for government procurement contracts and FDA manufacturers.

Williams received his MBA from the University of Portland and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Oregon State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant as well as a Certified Management Accountant.