Director

Edwin M. Kania, Jr.

Director·TransMedics Group, Inc.

About

Edwin M. Kania, Jr. has served on the TransMedics Board since December 2003 and is the managing partner of FarField Partners, a personal venture capital investment and advisory firm.

He was co-founder of Flagship Pioneering and served as the firm's initial chairman between 2001 and 2014, formally retiring in late 2018, and was also managing partner of the predecessor OneLiberty Funds, an early lead investor in TransMedics.

Over more than 40 years in the venture capital industry he has served on the boards of numerous private and public companies; he holds a physics degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Since December 2003
Age 68
Tenure 23 yrs

Also at TransMedics Group, Inc.

WM Waleed H. Hassanein, M.D. Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer; Director JT James R. Tobin Director; Chairperson of the Board EB Edward M. Basile Director; Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee TG Thomas J. Gunderson Director; Chairperson of the Compensation Committee SL Stephanie Lovell Director MR Merilee Raines Director; Chairperson of the Audit Committee

Roles

Organization Role Dates Details
TransMedics Group, Inc. Director December 2003–present Current role
Flagship Pioneering Co-founder and initial chairman 2001-2014 Formally retired in late 2018.
OneLiberty Funds Managing partner Predecessor funds that were an early lead investor in TransMedics.

External roles

Organization Role Dates
FarField Partners Managing partner

Related

Company TransMedics Group, Inc. Company hub Person Waleed H. Hassanein, M.D. Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer; Director Person James R. Tobin Director; Chairperson of the Board Person Edward M. Basile Director; Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Person Thomas J. Gunderson Director; Chairperson of the Compensation Committee Person Stephanie Lovell Director Person Merilee Raines Director; Chairperson of the Audit Committee Person David Weill, M.D. Director Person Gerardo Hernandez Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Person Giovanni Cecere Chief Commercial Officer Person Nicholas Corcoran Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations Person Matthew Forsyth Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Person Tamer Khayal, M.D. Senior Vice President of International (former Chief Commercial Officer)
Source: TransMedics Group, Inc. proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A)

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