Management Team

 

Peter M. DeComo,
CEO

Pete DeComo is the CEO of Renal Solutions, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care. Mr. DeComo, a co-founder, served as the Chairman and CEO of Renal Solutions subsequent to the acquisition and merger. He was previously the COO of HemoTherapies Inc. where he led the commercialization of the only FDA-cleared Liver Dialysis System. Mr. DeComo was Senior Vice President of the Specialty Pharmacy Division for Olsten Health Services, now Accredo, a $600 million specialty pharmacy provider. Prior to joining Olsten, Mr. DeComo held numerous senior level positions in the health care industry.

 

Mr. DeComo currently serves as a member of Congressman Jason Altmire’s Health Advisory Committee and is a director on the boards of the National Kidney Foundation of the Alleghenies, ThermalTherapeutic Systems, Inc., ClearCount Medical Solutions, Inc., Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse and the Pittsburgh Technology Council. He has also served as a director on the board of Curative Health Services (NASDAQ: CURE).

 

Mr. DeComo is the recipient of numerous “Entrepreneur of the Year” awards having been recognized by Ernst & Young in 2008, Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association in 2007, and the Carnegie Science Center in 2005. Mr. DeComo received his MS and BS degrees in Healthcare/Business Management from the University of Pittsburgh.

 

Derrick L. Latos,
MD MACP, Medical Director

Derrick L. Latos, MD, MACP is Medical Director of Renal Solutions and also serves as Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board.  He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and Medical Director for Wheeling Renal Care, LLC. in Wheeling, W.V.  He is past president of the Forum of ESRD Networks and of the Renal Physicians Association.  Dr. Latos also serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Nephrology News and Issues and on the Board of the National Kidney Foundation of the Alleghenies.  He has been widely published in peer-reviewed literature on numerous nephrology topics.

 

John J. Maholtz,
Senior Vice President, Engineering & Operations 

Mr. Maholtz joined Renal Solutions in June of 2003 as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations.  Immediately prior to joining Renal Solutions he served as Director of Global Market Operations for Free Markets, Inc., a publicly traded company based in Pittsburgh, PA. He was responsible for services in North America, Europe and Asia.  Prior to joining Free Markets, he served as Vice President of Global Marketing and Distribution for Oberg Industries, a privately held tool and die manufacturer.  Before Oberg, Mr. Maholtz was with Respironics Inc. as Manager of Engineering.  In that capacity, he was responsible for new product development and sustaining engineering.  In that role he led the team that won the Society of Plastics Engineers 1995 “Consumer Product of the Year Award.”  Mr. Maholtz also held senior engineering positions at Bayer Corporation and Amp Incorporated.  Mr. Maholtz holds an MS Degree in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.

 

James M. Sweeney,
Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations

Mr. Sweeney joined Renal Solutions in March of 2004 as Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations, responsible for marketing, sales, and business development oversight.  Prior to joining Renal Solutions, Mr. Sweeney served in numerous senior level positions at Baxter International over a seventeen-year period.  Most recently he served in the role of Vice President of Strategy Development for the $1.7 billion renal division.  Prior to this role, residing in Singapore, he served as Vice President/General Manager of Baxter Renal Asia, a $100 million operating unit serving 14 countries with 250 employees.  Mr. Sweeney has served in a variety of other senior roles in the Baxter organization with a focus in marketing. He currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Product Strategy Network. Mr. Sweeney holds an MBA in Marketing/Business Strategy from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University and a BS in Accounting from Miami University.

 

R. Preston Thompson,
Senior Vice President, SORB™ Technology, Inc.

Mr. Thompson is Senior Vice President and General Manager of SORB™ Technology, Inc. He has over 25 years experience in sorbent regenerative dialysis disposables operations, holding previous positions as operations director, production manager, chemical R&D manager, technical buyer, and quality control supervisor.  Mr. Thompson was the lead chemical engineer for the revised development of the sorbent cartridges in the early 1980s and has led the recent development of the Company’s advanced sorbent cartridge series. Mr. Thompson has been awarded 3 patents related to disposable devices in the dialysis field. Mr. Thompson holds an MBA in general management, with a BS in management and a BS in chemistry.