
David W. Ford, Mr
BACKGROUND
St.Mary’s Hospital Medical School (1983 – 1986)
Brunel University [Bio-Engineering St. Mary’s] (1986 – 1989)
Wessex Medical Ltd – R&D (1990)
Sorin Biomedica – R&D and Sales (1992)
St.Jude Medical – Group Marketing Manager (1997)
Medtronic (Cardiac Surgery Division) – Business Manager (1999)
Cardinal Health – UK MD & General Manager (2004)
Vernon-Carus – Executive Director (2005 – 2008)
NHS National Innovation Centre (NW) – Non-Exec Director (2006 – to date)
British Standards Institution – Executive Director, BSI Group 2008 – 2011)
Entrepreneurial Activity – 2011 to 2025
Retired in 2026
OTHER INTERESTS
Technical toys – gadgets etc..
Outcome Measurement and Risk Analysis
Heart Valves – because they formed my career for 20 years…
Research and Development (Technology in Medicine)
Shooting – rifle and shotgun
Agriculture – because of the family
Bio-Engineering & Fluid Dynamics
Italian Motorcycles
