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Board of Directors

Although Welch Allyn remains family-owned, the company is governed by a board of directors who provide oversight and direction to the overall strategic and operating performance of the company.

Eric Allyn

Eric Allyn has spent most of his career working at Welch Allyn, beginning with his first summer job in 1982. He has held various executive roles in International Business Development, International and US Marketing, US Specialty Sales, Japan and UK Country Management, and SBU Management, as well as numerous other positions within Welch Allyn's Skaneateles facilities. Most recently, Eric was the Interim Managing Director of the Allyn Family Office. Eric has lived overseas for five years, including two years with Welch Allyn in the UK, and three years in France and Switzerland as both a student and a teacher. Outside of Welch Allyn, Eric is the Chairman of the Board at Auburn Community Hospital, and serves on the Boards of GOJO (makers of Purell), Pharma Tech Inc, Diffinity Genomics, Hospital Trustees of NY State (HTNYS), and Family Enterprise USA. Eric also serves on both the Gifford Foundation and Allyn Foundation boards, and he chairs the investment committee at both foundations. Eric is a 1986 graduate of Dartmouth College and earned an MBA from The Darden School at the University of Virginia in 1990.

Larry Buckelew

Larry Buckelew, former president and CEO of Gambro Healthcare, Inc, has more than 30 years experience in the healthcare industry. He began his career with American Hospital Supply Corporation (AHSC) and served as an Executive with American and later Baxter International Inc. following their merger. Formerly the president of Teleflex Medical Group and COO of Sunrise Medical, Inc., Buckelew has ample leadership experience, including serving on a variety of boards: Cymed, Inc., Gambro, Inc., Sunrise Medical, Inc., Surgical Services and Weck Closure Systems. Currently, Mr. Buckelew serves as a Corporate Director for Alliance Healthcare Services and LaVie Care Centers, and serves as an advisor to Warburg Pincus, LLC.

Tasha Allyn Given

Tasha Allyn Given was named to the Welch Allyn board of drectors in 2005, one of three directors from the Allyn family.

Tasha has a B.A. degree from Colby College.

Steve Meyer

Steve Meyer is chief executive officer and president of Welch Allyn, a privately-held, manufacturer of frontline medical equipment and diagnostic solutions headquartered in Skaneateles Falls, New York. A native of Michigan, Meyer joined the Welch Allyn family in in 1981 as a sales representative in Detroit. Over the last 30 years, Steve has held a series of senior leadership roles in a variety of areas from international sales and marketing to product development and general management. Most recently Steve served as chief global business officer.

Currently, Steve serves on the board of directors for TIDI Medical Products, LLC and the Health Industry Distributors Association Foundation. He is a Trustee of Alma College in Michigan. He is a past board member and chair of MedTech (Central New York's Medical Technology Association), past board member and president of the Health Industry Manufacturers Marketing Council, past board member of AAFP's Foundation and past president and chairman of Hiawatha Seaway Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Steve holds a bachelor's of science degree from Alma College in biology and earned his master's of business administration from the University of Rochester.

Peer Allyn Soderberg, M.D.

Peer Allyn Soderberg, M.D., has been a member of the Welch Allyn board of directors since 2005 and is one of three Allyn family members on the board. He is medical director of Jordan/Elbridge and Marcellus Volunteer Emergency Services.

Peer earned his B.S. degree at Washington and Lee University and his M.D. at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.  He completed his residency at the St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center and is board-certified by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Barry Wilson

Barry W. Wilson is an international executive with 40+ years of experience in both the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.  He has served as President of Medtronic International, President of Lederle International, prior to its merger with Wyeth, and President of Bristol Myers Squibb Europe. He had nine international assignments with Pfizer. Mr. Wilson is currently Chairman of Heartscape Technologies and serves on the Board of Directors of Atani Pharma, NextPharma Technologies, Anecova and The Rezidor Hotel Group. He also advises several Private Equity and Venture Capital organisations.

Greg Norden

With a background in finance, Greg Norden has more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive in the global healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to Pfizer’s acquisition in 2009, Norden served as the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Wyeth (formerly American Home Products Corporation). Before joining Wyeth, Norden worked in audit management at Arthur Anderson & Co., where he managed major audits for top corporations. Currently, Norden is on the board of directors of Human Genome Sciences, a leading biopharmaceutical company.  

Craig B. Reynolds

Reynolds has more than 30 years of leadership experience in healthcare companies. He is formally the chief operating officer and director of Respironics, Inc., a pre-eminent maker of medical devices for sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment. After the company was acquired by Koninklijke Philips Electronics in 2008, Reynolds served as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Home Healthcare Solutions business of the company. In addition, Reynolds held many positions during his seventeen-year career at Healthdyne Technologies, Inc., including president and chief executive officer. Currently, Reynolds is the chairman of the board of directors of Symmetry Medical, Inc.

Our Locations
Domestic & International Offices

Welch Allyn Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
4341 State Street Road
Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153-0220
USA
Tel: 1.800.535.6663
Fax: 1.315.685.3361