About IntriCon

Mr. Gorder joined the Company in October 1993 when IntriCon Inc. was acquired by the Company. Mr. Gorder received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the St. Olaf College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Prior to the acquisition, Mr. Gorder was President and one of the founders of IntriCon Inc., which began operations in 1977. Mr. Gorder was promoted to Vice President of the Company and elected to the Board of Directors in April 1996. In December 2000, he was elected President and Chief Operating Officer and in April 2001, Mr. Gorder assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Longval has served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since July 2006. Mr. Longval received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of St. Thomas. Prior to being appointed as CFO, Mr. Longval served as the Company’s Corporate Controller since September 2005.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Longval was Principal Project Analyst at ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a provider of innovative network infrastructure products and services, from March 2005 until September 2005. From May 2002 until March 2005 he was employed by Accellent, Inc., formerly MedSource Technologies, a provider of outsourcing solutions to the medical device industry, most recently as Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis. From September 1998 until April 2002, he was employed by Arthur Andersen, most recently as experienced audit senior.

Mr. Geraci joined the Company in October 1983. Mr. Geraci received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Bradley University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Business. He has served as the Company’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing since January 1995.

Mr. Gonsior joined the Company in February 1982. Mr. Gonsior received a Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Cloud State University. He has served as the Company’s Vice President of Operations since January 1996.

Mr. Gruenhagen joined the Company in November 1984. Mr. Gruenhagen received a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University. He has served as the Company’s Vice President of Corporate Quality and Regulatory Affairs since December 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Gruenhagen served as Director of Corporate Quality since 2004 and Director of Project Management since 2000.

Mr. Houlihan has served as the Company’s Vice President of Direct-to-Consumer Hearing Healthcare Sales and President of Hearing Help Express since July 2017. Mr. Houlihan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Mr. Houlihan has more than 20 years of executive management, business strategy development, and consumer marketing and advertising experience—spanning both digital and traditional. Most recently, he served as chief executive officer of EMECOLE Inc., a chemical manufacturer and distributor. Prior to EMECOLE, he was head of Mettler-Toledo PCE North America—a pharmaceutical track-and-trace solutions firm. In addition, he has a strong background in management consulting and working closely with private equity companies to quickly build and scale portfolio companies.

Mr. Wright has served as the Company’s Vice President of Business Development Value Hearing Healthcare since July 2013. Mr. Wright received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Olivet Nazarene University in Business Administration and Economics. Mr. Wright has more than 30 years of management and business development experience in the hearing health. Prior to joining IntriCon he held management positions with: Siemens (Rexton, A&M), America Hears and Panasonic, working in various areas of the hearing care industry.

Mr. Pletcher joined IntriCon in January 2019 as Vice President of Medical Business Development. Mr. Pletcher received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management.

Mr. Pletcher has extensive experience in both the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Mr. Pletcher has been in the medical device industry for nearly 25 years and prior to joining IntriCon, he was Vice President of Business Development - Finished Device Products for Heraeus Medical Components from October 2009 to January 2019. Previous to Heraeus Medical Components, Mr. Pletcher held a variety of marketing leadership positions with medical device companies and suppliers to the medical device industry. Prior to his experience in the medical device industry, Mr. Pletcher held Finance, Sales, and Marketing positions in the pharmaceutical industry for 7 years, primarily with Abbott Laboratories.