BioBancUSA - Management Team

Robert (Bo) Hayner Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Robert Hayner founded BioBancUSA™ in May of 2006 and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer as well as Chair of the Board of Directors for BioBancUSA. Mr. Hayner was most recently the Owner and CEO of Carmel Applied Technologies, Inc., or CATI. CATI was founded in 1992 as a small start up high tech company. Mr. Hayner successfully molded the company into a prosperous and recognized flight simulation database company with over 100 employees and 20 million in revenue. CATI was acquired by Alion Science and Technology in 2005. Prior to CATI, Mr. Hayner served as a Senior Account Manager for SAIC in Huntsville, Alabama where he focused on Business Development and Program Management. Mr. Hayner’s efforts with this company pioneered the first PC based non-proprietary visual system on a full flight simulator. This technology enabled both government and industry to think outside the box for future acquisitions that in turn has saved tens of millions of tax dollars. Mr. Hayner served in the U.S. Army in the Aviation Branch and as a member of the Acquisition Corp and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His last position was Assistant Dean for the Procurement and Acquisition School in Fort Lee, VA. Mr. Hayner holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and received numerous awards while serving in the US Army including 2 Silver Stars and 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Robert Thomas Chief Operating Officer
Robert Thomas is Chief Operating Officer. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of BioBancUSA and Sankhia International. Robert is responsible for leading BioBancUSA’s commercial operations, including Sales, Marketing, lnformation Technology, Finance and Lab Operations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of BioBancUSA. Mr. Thomas has over 20 years managing companies and proven expertise in business analysis and strategic assessment. Most recently, he was Chief Operations Officer at Carmel Applied Technologies, Inc., where he worked with Mr. Hayner to expand sales beyond military customers to commercial aviation customers. Prior to that, Mr. Thomas was senior Vice President and Regional Manager at Bunzl, a distribution and logistics business where he supervised 12 locations, 400 employees and almost $500 million in annual sales. Mr. Thomas has a B.A. in Government/History and a MBA. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Hugh Wilson, M.D. Medical and Laboratory Director
Hugh Wilson, M.D. graduated with Highest Honors from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Cell Biology and Physiology and received his M.D. from UC San Francisco School of Medicine. He spent his residency at UCSF focusing on Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Clinical Pathology) which included training at Irwin Memorial Blood Bank Donor Center and the UCSF Bone Marrow Transplant Service. Board Certified in the American Board of Pathology in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, Dr. Wilson is currently a CAP Laboratory Inspector and part of the medical staff at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) located in Salinas, California. Other accomplishments include Past Chair, Department of Pathology, SVMH, and Past Laboratory Director, SVMH. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Janine Chicourrat Vice President, Sales
Janine Chicourrat joined the company in August 2006. As Vice President of Sales, Janine is responsible for the direction of BioBancUSA’s sales initiatives and delivery of exceptional member service. With over 20 years in the hospitality industry, Janine started her career in San Francisco with Kimpton Hotel Group as a Sales Manager opening up the Monticello Inn. Janine quickly worked her way up to a Director of Sales position, followed by Restaurant Manager and finally General Manager of her first hotel at the age of 26. Janine continued to grow her career by joining the team of Northstar at Tahoe, as Director of Lodging Operations. After several years with Northstar at Tahoe, Janine continued her career by joining Pebble Beach Resorts. She was initially responsible for opening Casa Palmero, then moved on to oversee the operations of The Spa at Pebble Beach. Most recently, Janine was General Manager for The Lodge at Pebble Beach, where she was responsible for managing over 400 employees and revenues just under $100 million dollars. While operating The Lodge at Pebble Beach, the hotel was recognized for the first time in its history as the #1 Resort in North America, rated by the annual reader poll for Conde Nast Traveler magazine. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neeta Patel Marketing Consultant
Neeta Patel is Vice President of Marketing. Neeta is responsible for the strategic oversight of corporate branding, marketing, and public relations functions for BioBancUSA. Neeta brings expertise in developing and executing successful marketing strategy, lead generation and customer retention programs for the biotechnology and life science industries. Prior to joining BioBancUSA, Neeta was Director of Marketing at Health Net, where she managed marcom for a $110 million national disease management program. From 2000 to 2004, Neeta was a Senior Marketing Manager at a leading cord blood stem cell bank, where she managed and executed strategic marketing initiatives leading to the company’s growth and success. Neeta worked at Monsanto Life Sciences in various Marketing and Logistics roles. Neeta has a B.S. in Biological Science and a MBA.