Andreas Knaack

President

As leader of Invetech, Andreas brings more than 20 years of deep experience in guiding product development teams to deliver market winning technologies and products.

Commencing his career with Draeger Medical, Andreas moved into venture capital, supporting and investing in early stage medical technology companies. Andreas’ relationship with Invetech started in 2004 where he held positions of increasing responsibility including Program Manager and Director of Biomedical Instruments and Devices. In 2012, Andreas became Global Vice President, Core Histology for Leica Biosystems prior to returning to Invetech at the start of 2016 as President.

Andreas has a master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Hamburg University in Germany.

Anthony Annibale

Global Vice President, Commercial

Anthony is a proven product development leader with more than 20 years of experience in markets including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotech and consumer products. As Global Vice President Commercial, Anthony is responsible for driving the continued expansion of our presence in North America and our focus on leadership and innovation in the rapidly expanding diagnostics and healthcare sectors.

Anthony has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University in Virginia.

Gerald Kent

Vice President, Diagnostics

Gerald has more than 20 years of global experience in end-to-end R&D projects in a technical, strategic and portfolio management capacity within the automotive and biomedical design & engineering sectors. Prior to joining Invetech, he spent more than 12 years in R&D with the Toyota Technical Centre in Australia. Over the course of his career, Gerald has led numerous successful development programs to deliver winning products to market. As Global Vice President, Diagnostics Gerald is actively driving Invetech’s diagnostics business to continue ensuring positive outcomes for clients, fostering innovation and improved product design.

Gerald has a double bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical & Computer Science) from Monash University and an MBA from the Australian Institute of Business.

David Kneen

Vice President, Cell Therapy

David has spent more than 11 years supporting our cell and advance therapy clients in establishing robust, scalable GMP therapy manufacture that maximizes commercial outcomes without compromising on product efficacy and consistency. He brings a wealth of expertise in innovative new product development, risk-based program management, and business strategy.

David has an MBA from Melbourne Business School and a BE/BSc from The University of Melbourne.

Janet O’Meara

Vice President, Finance

Janet has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance and accounting, with the last 18 years in Head of Finance roles in international cross-matrix organizations across medical technologies and telecommunications. Prior to joining Invetech, Janet served as Finance Director ANZ at ConvaTec. She has extensive business partnering experience, and her skills encompass finance and analysis, combined with commercial knowledge and people leadership.

Janet has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Finance from the University of Melbourne and is a Chartered Accountant and member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). She is based at Invetech’s Melbourne office.

Paul Tsironis

Senior Director, Hardware Engineering

Paul joined Invetech in 2013 and is the leader of the Hardware Resource Group. He has over 15 years of experience in guiding product development teams to deliver market winning products, with a focus on resource management, people development and process improvement.

Prior to Invetech, Paul spent over 14 years with the Toyota Technical Centre in Australia developing automotive wire harnesses and power distribution systems for globally manufactured vehicles. For two of those years he worked in Toyota’s Technical Centre headquarters in Japan, where he gained a deep understanding and appreciation of Japanese culture and “The Toyota Way.”

Paul has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Melbourne.

Christian Valcke

Global Director, Software Engineering

Chris’ expertise is focused on product lifecycle management in the medical and diagnostic healthcare industry. In his current role as the head of the Software Resource Group, he is leading the usability team and also ensuring the software team delivers on the highest standards in quality and safety.

Prior to joining Invetech in 2017, Chris was the Vice President of Platform Systems at Roche Tissue Diagnostics (formerly called Ventana) based in Tucson, AZ. He has also worked for several other life sciences and diagnostics companies, including Nanogen, Nanomix and Novartis. 

Chris has a master’s degree in System Sciences and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, both obtained at UCLA.

Liza Yano

Director, Human Resources

Liza is responsible for all HR activities across Invetech, including leading initiatives for attracting and developing the best talent available and building a culture of integrity, agility and innovation. Liza has significant and diverse experience acquired through various HR leadership roles, most recently in the oil and gas industry in Canada.

Liza has a bachelor’s degree in Business, combined with a Professional Diploma of HR and MBA from James Cook University, Australia.

Doug Hicks

General Counsel

Doug is responsible for leading the global legal and compliance effort for Invetech. He has over 20 years of experience across a wide spectrum of legal roles in public, private and start-up companies with a particular focus on high tech products and services.

Doug has a bachelor's degree in Finance from Boston College and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.