Steve M. West
Chief Executive Officer, MDS Inc.
President, MDS Nordion

Steve West was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MDS Inc. in January 2010. Mr. West, who in September 2009 was appointed Chief Operating Officer of MDS Inc., has served as President of MDS Nordion since April 2003. He joined MDS Capital Corp. (now Lumira Capital) in 2001 as a senior partner after serving as President, DiverseyLever Canada. His background includes various CEO assignments in Asia and the Pacific Rim, as well as international business-development responsibilities in the specialty chemicals field.

Peter Dans
Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer

Peter Dans was appointed Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, MDS Inc., in February 2010. Mr. Dans joined MDS in 2007 and has held key finance leadership positions that have drawn on his significant external reporting and financial operating experience. Prior to MDS, Mr. Dans spent more than 15 years in global finance leadership roles at Nortel Network, including positions in North America, South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines.

Mary E. Federau
Executive Vice-President, Global Human Resources

Mary Federau was appointed Executive Vice-President, Global Human Resources, in April 2008.  Since joining MDS in February 2002, Mary has held the position of Senior Vice-President, Talent Management and Global Human Resources. Prior to joining MDS, Ms. Federau held several executive roles at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, including Vice-President of Child Health Services (Operations), Vice-President of Corporate and Professional Services, and Director of Strategic and Financial Planning.

Thomas E. Gernon
Executive Vice-President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer

Tom Gernon joined MDS Inc. as Chief Information Officer (CIO) in September 2005. Prior to joining MDS, Mr. Gernon was Chief Operating Officer of D2Hawkeye Inc., a healthcare software development company. Tom has held CIO positions at both PerkinElmer Inc. and J.P. Morgan Investments, as well as senior management positions at Staples Inc. and Fidelity Investments.

Kenneth L. Horton
Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development and General Counsel

Ken Horton joined MDS Inc. as Vice-President, Corporate Development and General Counsel in December 2005. Prior to joining MDS, Mr. Horton was Vice-President, Acquisitions, Ventures and General Counsel for the Analytical Sciences business unit at PerkinElmer, Inc. While at PerkinElmer, he led the planning, negotiation and closing of numerous strategic transitions, and managed relationships with the United States Food and Drug Administration and other global regulatory agencies. Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Ken practised corporate law with Ropes and Gray in Boston, and was previously a strategy consultant in the U.S. and Europe.

Janet Ko
Senior Vice-President, Communications

Janet Ko was appointed Senior Vice-President, Communications, in April 2008. Since joining MDS in November 2003, Ms. Ko has held increasingly senior roles in Communications and Organizational Development. Prior to joining MDS, she was head of communications for Pharmacia Canada, and held senior communications posts at GlaxoSmithKline and Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General.

David Spaight
President, MDS Pharma Services

David Spaight joined MDS as President, MDS Pharma Services, in April 2006. He has more than 20 years of experience in the global life sciences industry — most recently as Senior Vice-President, Global Sales and Marketing, Fisher Scientific Products. Prior to that, Mr. Spaight was Vice-President, Global Sales and Marketing at PerkinElmer, Inc., where he led a workforce of more than 1,400 people in 40 countries, and was responsible for $1.1 billion in revenues.