Our Leadership | Leading the Way to Meet Patient & Customer Needs

Joe is responsible for executing Integer's strategy of delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions to customers and generating profitable growth for shareholders. He has held executive roles in his diverse 25-year career and has been a director on Integer's board since 2013.

Under Joe’s leadership, Integer will leverage its global presence as the largest medical device outsourcer and continue to expand its breadth of capabilities in order to provide high quality manufactured products from components to finished devices for its customers.

Joe’s broad business experience spans multiple industries, including large complex businesses, ranging from medium- to long-cycle, technology-based companies to short-cycle, more consumer-driven companies. Prior to joining Integer, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for The Brink’s Company. He also had a 20-year career with General Electric, where he held leadership roles in six businesses, including General Electric Medical Systems.

Joe has served on the Integer Board of Directors since February 2013 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Louisville.

Jason is responsible for overseeing Integer's financial and information technology strategies and operations, while helping Integer effectively achieve its revenue and profitability goals. He has a demonstrated track record as a successful financial leader in multiple manufacturing, distribution and service industries.

Under Jason’s leadership, Integer is committed to sound financial stewardship throughout the company. In addition to driving visibility, simplification and standardization of financial processes across the enterprise, he also promotes strong financial analysis and metrics to ensure sustained, profitable growth and enhanced value for shareholders.

Jason brings more than 20 years of extensive global financial experience to Integer, and previously was Divisional Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for both the Global Sales and Diamond & Jewelry Supply divisions of Tiffany & Co. Prior to that, he held progressively challenging leadership roles across multiple complex and diverse GE businesses, including serving as Chief Financial Officer for GE’s Industrial Solutions business, Chief Risk Manager for GE Aviation Services, senior financial leadership roles at GE’s Oil and Gas business, and as a member of GE’s Corporate Audit staff.

Applying his highly effective communications style with an analytical and data-driven approach, Jason has become adept at building collaboration across diverse enterprises in numerous countries. He is a creative thinker with a reputation for being innovative, strategic, operationally connected and always acting with the highest integrity.

Jason holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, completed GE’s two year manufacturing leadership program, and is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Joe is responsible for leading the quality assurance and regulatory affairs functions, and driving a culture of quality. He collaborates across the organization to maintain the highest standards of quality, while ensuring Integer exceeds all regulatory requirements.

Under Joe’s leadership, Integer is focused on maintaining a quality system that puts the patients served by our products first in all decisions and actions. He directs an organization that interacts with leaders across the Company to develop and execute a strategy in accordance with the latest FDA, applicable ISO, and other international requirements.

Prior to joining Integer in 2012, Joe was Vice President of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for NP Medical, where he directed the company’s quality and regulatory efforts. Previously, he held leadership positions in the quality and regulatory fields at Advanced Electron Beams, ACMI and Brooks Automation.

Joe is passionate about leading organizations committed to instilling quality and meeting regulatory standards through daily activities that prioritize patients and customers. He has led a variety of initiatives that differentiate on the basis of product quality and quality regulatory infrastructure to meet the needs of customers and effectively run the business. He ensures strategic quality improvement initiatives rely on key metrics to manage risk, trigger action and drive continuous improvement for production and new product development efforts.

Joe holds a Master of Business Administration from Babson College, and a Bachelor of Science in Operations Management and Information Systems from the University of Massachusetts. He is an ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt, a Certified Auditor and a Certified Quality Engineer.

Kirk is responsible for the company’s enterprise-wide people strategy, and has oversight for the communications and human resources functions. He applies his 25 years of experience, practical approach, and unbridled passion for people development to help Integer build a high-performance culture that accelerates growth while honoring values.

Under his leadership, Integer is focused on achieving excellence through continuous improvement in its people strategy, processes and systems that drives talent acquisition and development, performance management, compensation, and employee benefits, among others.

Kirk applies his strategic focus, practical approach and unbridled passion for developing individuals, leaders and teams to build a high-performance culture that accelerates Integer's growth while honoring its values.

Kirk joined Integer in 2018 from Flowserve Corporation where he was Vice President of Talent Management and Organization Development. Prior to that, he held executive HR positions at JCPenney and Centex Corporation, and served in leadership roles at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, National Data Corporation and the U.S. Army Research Institute. Kirk also spent 16 years as a consultant to the National Football League (NFL) where he assessed draft picks and predicted behavior in professional athletes.

Kirk holds a Doctorate (PhD) in Industrial Psychology and a Master of Arts in Organizational Effectiveness, both from George Mason University, as well as a Bachelor of Sciences in Psychology and Sociology from Weber State University. He spent six years serving on the board of the SPCA of Texas.

Joel is responsible for executing the strategic plan to drive profitable growth for the Cardiac Rhythm Management & Neuromodulation (CRM&N) product line, and for ensuring operational excellence throughout the organization’s six sites in three countries.

Under Joel’s leadership, Integer is leveraging its global operational footprint, capacity and capabilities to deliver for customers, associates and shareholders. His passion for enhancing patient lives through customers and a unique perspective based on extensive healthcare experience, deep product knowledge, customer and competitor insights and strong industry relationships drives Integer’s CRM&N leadership position.

Prior to joining Integer, Joel held various leadership roles over a nearly 20-year career at St. Jude Medical, a multibillion-dollar business with market leading technology in electrophysiology, cardiology and neuromodulation. He served as President of the America’s division responsible for Cardiac Rhythm Management, Electrophysiology, Vascular, Structural Heart and Neuromodulation, and was a founding management team member for the Atrial Fibrillation division, which grew to be a leader in the market during his tenure. Joel also held executive leadership positions at Myocor, XchangeLabs LLC, and Viking North Ventures.

Throughout his career, Joel has successfully developed strategies to build and grow businesses, then applied a strong operating discipline along with functional expertise in mergers, acquisitions, marketing, sales, clinical affairs, program management and product development to foster innovation, develop and introduce quality products, and exceed revenue and profit goals.

Joel holds a Master of Business Administration from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Augustana College.

Payman is responsible for driving accelerated revenue and profitability growth for the Cardio & Vascular (C&V) product category, and applying his diverse background to build operational excellence throughout the organization’s seven manufacturing sites in four countries.

Under Payman’s leadership, Integer is accelerating its sales and market penetration in order to achieve above market growth over the long term. The C&V product category is also incorporating results-driven, lean-manufacturing practices and continuous improvement initiatives to improve operational performance and advance profitable growth strategies.

Before joining Integer in 2018, Payman served as President of the Environmental Technologies business segment for CECO Environmental Corp., a diversified global provider of engineered technologies to the environmental, energy, and fluid handling and filtration industrial segments. Prior to that, he held several progressive executive leadership roles at Ingersoll Rand Company.

During his career, Payman’s deep expertise in commercial business leadership and general management successfully grew businesses with large customers with significant bargaining power, and overseeing complex product development and sales. He has demonstrated progressive global experience in strategy development and innovation, leading to consistent growth and improvements to profitability.

Payman holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from École Polytechnique de Montréal.

Jen is responsible for driving consistent, world-class performance across Integer’s global operations. She also oversees the Supply Chain, Lean Enterprise, and Environmental Health, Safety & Security functions.

Under Jen’s leadership, Integer is implementing sustainable systems that enable the organization to achieve excellence in manufacturing, safety, quality, delivery, responsiveness and efficiency, while developing a culture of continuous improvement throughout the company. Jen also oversees Integer’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) program in developing, implementing and monitoring initiatives, policies and communications to better manage the company’s environmental impact and community engagement, while ensuring accountability.

During her 15-year career with Integer, Jen has held numerous executive roles, including leading the Electrochem and Portable Medical businesses, managing supply chain and operational excellence, directing operations across multiple manufacturing facilities and leading engineering teams. Prior to joining Integer in 2005, Jen spent 12 years at General Motors/Delphi Corporation in quality and manufacturing leadership roles.

Jen is a proven leader with the ability to set a clear vision and strategy that results in sustained profitable growth. She is an effective communicator focused on building high performing teams that consistently deliver results and exceed customer expectations.

She holds a Master of Business Administration from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Elizabeth is responsible for leading Integer’s legal affairs, including serving as chief legal counsel and senior advisor on a variety of corporate matters. As Corporate Secretary, Elizabeth ensures Integer stays in compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements, while also executing all the decisions, resolutions and changes put forth by the Board of Directors.

Under Elizabeth’s leadership, Integer attends to the complex legal matters faced by its industry, from device manufacturing regulatory issues to protecting the company’s intellectual property. Through her role as Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Integer also cultivates a culture of integrity and compliance that is an integral part in driving business success.
Prior to joining Integer in 2019, Elizabeth was Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Mr. Cooper Group, formerly Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. Previously, she was Senior Attorney and Deputy Compliance Officer for Quicksilver Resources and Quicksilver Gas Services, which is now Crestwood Midstream Partners LP. She also practiced at the law firms of Jones Day in Dallas, Texas, and Conner & Winters in Tulsa, Okla.
Elizabeth’s proven strategic leadership addressing multifaceted legal issues commonplace at highly regulated companies helps Integer realize its vision of enhancing the lives of patients worldwide. Her expertise in the areas of securities law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and ethics and compliance further enable Integer to meet its growth goals and achieve excellence in all that it does.
She earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Tulsa, and a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Elizabeth is a member of the State Bars of Texas and Oklahoma.

Tony is responsible for collaborating with the executive leadership team to develop and execute the company’s long-term organic and inorganic growth strategy. He also oversees the investor relations function and is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing, minority equity investments and portfolio management.

Under Tony’s leadership, Integer is focused on identifying new innovation and business opportunities that meet and exceed customer expectations and accelerate growth. He seeks to leverage Integer’s industry leadership to grow capabilities through a combination of organic and inorganic growth strategies.

Since joining Integer in 2002, Tony has been executive director of Business Development, vice president of Finance, treasurer and director of investor relations. Previously, he served as vice president for Kendall Healthcare and vice president and CFO for Graphics Controls.

During his career, Tony has applied his vast financial know-how into business development and expansion efforts. He is also well versed in mergers & acquisitions, overseeing company incubation programs and contract negotiations.

Tony holds a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Niagara University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Niagara University. He is a Member of the Board of Directors for Cardionomic, and a Board Observer and for Endostim.

Carter is responsible for driving profitable growth for Electrochem, a leading provider of power solutions for the energy, military and environmental markets. He also leads Integer’s Portable Medical business, which includes innovative research, development, manufacturing and partnerships to advance the way healthcare is powered.

Under Carter’s leadership, Electrochem takes a consultative approach to design, develop and test solutions for a wide array of our customers’ critical applications. He leads a team of professionals who ensure battery systems are optimized to deliver maximum performance while maintaining best-in-class quality and reliability.

Carter has held a variety of executive leadership roles across multiple businesses and industries, including several healthcare segments and oil & gas. His previous experience includes division leadership and business development roles at Hologic as well as management positions at Verrillon and Corning.

Throughout his 25+ year career, Carter has established a track record for growing revenue, increasing profitability, optimizing operations/service capabilities and improving quality. He is a transformational leader with the skills and experiences necessary to build on the strengths of Electrochem and continue the positive trajectory of Power Solutions.

Carter holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia, and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Richmond.