Executive Management

Joseph Army has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Vapotherm since June 2012. Prior to joining Vapotherm, Mr. Army served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc. (formerly TissueLink Medical, Inc.), or Salient, since 2007. He first joined Salient in 1999 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. Prior to his time at Salient, he held various positions including Vice President of Finance and Supply Chain Operations for Westaim Biomedical from 1998 to 1999 and strategy consultant for Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1991 to 1997. Mr. Army holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School and a BA in history from the University of Rhode Island. He is certified in production and inventory management and is a certified public accountant (inactive status). We believe Mr. Army’s knowledge of the Vapotherm business and his leadership experience at other organizations qualified him to serve on our board of directors.

John Landry has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since August 2012. Prior to joining Vapotherm, he held a number of leadership roles at Salient from 2004 to 2011, including VP Accounting & Controller and VP Global Business Development. Mr. Landry also served as Director of International Marketing at Medtronic Advanced Energy from 2011 to 2012, which acquired Salient in August 2011. Prior to his time at Salient, he served in various financial leadership roles at Bottomline Technologies from 2000 to 2004, Hussey Seating Company from 1997 to 2000 and Coopers & Lybrand LLP from 1994 to 2000. Mr. Landry graduated summa cum laude from Bentley College with a BS in Accountancy and is a certified public accountant.

Lindsay Becker joined Vapotherm in July 2012 and has served as Vice President, Human Resources since January 2018. Previously, she served as our Director of Human Resources from January 2015 to December 2017, Human Resources Manager from April 2013 to December 2014 and Executive Assistant to the CEO from July 2012 to March 2013. From 2011 to 2012, she served as an Account Executive for a digital marketing firm, SilverTech. From 2007 to 2011 she worked in the Office of Governor John Lynch as Citizens Services Representative, Director of Scheduling and Executive Assistant. Ms. Becker graduated summa cum laude from Saint Anselm College with a BA in history.

David Blouin joined Vapotherm in January 2018 as Vice President, U.S. Sales. Prior to Vapotherm, Mr. Blouin served as Area Vice President at Medtronic from August 2011 to January 2018. Before he joined Medtronic, Mr. Blouin worked at Salient from May 2006 to August 2011 where he was promoted to multiple sales and leadership roles. Mr. Blouin is a graduate of Purdue University where he earned his degree in Technology & Organizational Leadership.

John Coolidge joined Vapotherm in March 2014 as Vice President, Operations. From September 2011 to January 2014, Mr. Coolidge served as Vice President of Operations at iWalk. He previously held senior management positions at Transmedics from January 2011 to September 2011, Covidien from 2009 to 2011, Aspect Medical Systems from 1997 to 2009, Medtronic from 1995 to 1997 and Johnson & Johnson from 1987 to 1995. Mr. Coolidge holds an MS in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Marc Davidson joined Vapotherm in August 2017 as Vice President, Research & Development. Mr. Davidson served as the research and development site leader at Alere from February 2016 until joining Vapotherm. From April 2012 to June 2015, Mr. Davidson was the Chief Technology Officer at CSA Medical. He also held VP roles at Lightlab Imaging from 2011 to 2012, Covidien from 2009 to 2011 and Aspect Medical Systems from 2001 to 2009. Mr. Davidson started his career at Hewlett Packard. Mr. Davidson is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University where he earned his BS degree in Computer Engineering.

Jill Dooling joined Vapotherm in May 2018 as Vice President, Strategic Accounts. Prior to joining Vapotherm, she worked at Medtronic, Inc. (formerly Salient) from September 2008 to May 2018, serving as Vice President of Strategic Accounts. She is a graduate of Millersville University where she earned her psychology degree.

George Dungan joined Vapotherm in August 2012 as Vice President, Science and Innovation. Prior to joining Vapotherm, Mr. Dungan served as Director of Global Research at Oridion from 2011 to 2012 where he was responsible for clinical research. Prior to that, he was at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, Australia from 2005 to 2011 where he served as the Chief Operating Officer, Head of Technology Research and Technical Director for the Australian Center for Chronobiology, Endocrinology and Sleep Science. Mr. Dungan has also held senior manager roles at Philips Respironics from 1999 to 2005, Healthdyne Technologies from 1993 to 1999 and within the sleep/neurophysiology and pulmonary medicine departments at Clarkson Hospital from 1990 to 1993 and Lincoln General Hospital from 1982 to 1987, both in Nebraska. Mr. Dungan holds his Master of Philosophy in Medicine from the Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.

Richelle Helman joined Vapotherm in November 2013 as Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality. Prior to joining Vapotherm, Ms. Helman was a research and development project manager at NeuroTherm from March 2013 to November 2013, Principal Engineer at Teleflex Medical from September 2010 to March 2013, a consultant in the medical devices industry from 1998 to 2010 and Corporate Development Manager at UroMed from 1995 to 1998. Ms. Helman earned her BS at Union College, MS at Boston University, and both her MBA and Graduate Certificate in Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs at Northeastern University.

James Lightman has served as Vapotherm’s senior vice president, general counsel and secretary since December, 2020. Mr. Lightman brings to Vapotherm over two decades of corporate legal experience and a diverse skill set in managing complex legal and business matters for public and private healthcare and medical device companies. He has held chief legal officer positions with leading healthcare technology companies including Eyeonics, Inc., IntraLase Corp., Summit Autonomous Inc., Amicore, Inc. and Wright Medical Group, N.V. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Lightman served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Bausch & Lomb, where he most recently held the position of Vice President, Global Sales Operations until 2011. In 2011, Mr. Lightman joined Wright Medical Group, Inc. as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, a position he held until November, 2020, when Wright was acquired by Stryker Corp. Mr. Lightman holds a juris doctor degree cum laude from the Boston University School of Law and a bachelor's degree magna cum laude from the Boston University School of Management. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar.

Michael McQueen joined Vapotherm in October 2017 as Vice President, Medical Education. From November 2014 to October 2017, Dr. McQueen served as the Medical Director of Women and Children’s Services at Envision Healthcare, or Envision. From 2005 until he joined Envision, Dr. McQueen founded and was the president of Desert Neonatology Associates. Additionally, Dr. McQueen is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Goodnight Pediatrics, an urgent care facility specifically for nighttime medical care for children. Dr. McQueen received his medical degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine. He completed his Pediatric Residency at Phoenix Children’s Hospital / Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ, and his Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT. He also completed his MBA at the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, AZ.

Gregoire Ramade joined Vapotherm in May 2016 as Vice President, International and was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer in September 2020. Before joining Vapotherm, Mr. Ramade worked at Becton Dickinson Medical-Pharmaceutical Systems as Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Development from January 2013 to May 2016. He also held the positions of Senior Marketing Director Home Healthcare Solution at Philips Healthcare from 2010 to 2012, Marketing Director EMEA at Philips Respironics from 2005 to 2009 and Product Manager of Consumable Masks and Accessories at Philips Respironics from 2004 to 2005. Mr. Ramade holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business with a minor in Economics from the American University of Paris and an MBA in International Business and Marketing from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chausses School of International Management.