Richard W. Mott

Board Member and Lead Independent Director

Richard W. Mott has served as a member of our Board since March 2015 and as our lead independent director since August 2024. Mr. Mott has served as the Principal of Walkabout Consulting LLC, a management consulting and private equity firm, since January 2009. He served as the Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer of Endologix, LLC, a medical device company, from October 2020 through November 2021 and served as chairman of its board from 2021 to March 2025. From March 2010 until August 2021, Mr. Mott was a Director and Owner of VFD Technologies, a private equity firm that invests in high performance materials and medical device manufacturing businesses. From September 2002 to November 2007, Mr. Mott served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kyphon Inc., a global medical device company, including through its acquisition by Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT). From 1993 to 2002, Mr. Mott held various management positions at Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY). From May 2008 to December 2017, Mr. Mott served as chairman of the board of directors of Silk Road Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SILK), a medical device company. Mr. Mott currently serves on the board of various private companies, including the medical device companies CeQur Corporation and Arsenal Medical, Inc. He is the previous recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership of the Year Award, and the Phoenix Lifetime Achievement Award. He holds a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University, and is a Graduate of Harvard University’s Advanced Management Program.