Executive Team

OTIX Global

Samuel L. Westover

Chairman and CEO

Samuel L. Westover joined OTIX Global, Inc. in October 2005 as President and CEO and was appointed Chairman and CEO in May 2008. He had been a director since January 2002, and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees until his appointment as President and CEO in October 2005. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Westover was President and CEO of CIGNA Dental and President of CIGNA HealthCare's Small Business Segment. Mr. Westover was CEO of two public companies and was the founding Chief Financial Officer of WellPoint, the largest health insurer in the U.S. In connection with the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics, Mr. Westover was Special Assistant to the Governor of Utah and established an independent economic development task force. He also received a gubernatorial appointment to serve as Chairman of the Public Education Job Enhancement Committee, providing scholarships and financial assistance to facilitate advanced education of high school teachers in math and science. Mr. Westover earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Brigham Young University.

Paul R. Wennerholm

President and COO

Paul R. Wennerholm was selected as OTIX Global, Inc.'s president and COO in August 2008. Prior to joining OTIX Global, he spent 14 years with Patterson Companies, Inc., a $3+ billion dental and rehabilitative health supply company with operations around the world. During his years with Patterson, Wennerholm earned the distinction of becoming the youngest-ever executive/division manager in the company's 130-year history. At Patterson, he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility beginning as a technology specialist and sales and marketing executive (from 1994 to 1996) followed by promotions to equipment manager (from 1996 to 1999), division manager in Salt Lake City (from 1999 to 2004) and most recently led one of Patterson's most successful divisions in New England (from 2004 to 2008). From 1992 to 1994, he was the Western regional sales manager for PPI Group, a $3.8 million provider of software for medical and dental practices nationwide. Wennerholm received a B.A. degree in political science with minors in economics and Spanish from Brigham Young University in 1992.

Michael Halloran

Vice President and CFO

Michael M. Halloran joined OTIX Global, Inc. in April 1999 as Corporate Controller and was promoted to Vice President in 2002. He was named Vice President and CFO in July 2006. Mr. Halloran began his career at Ernst and Young, where he worked for eight years. From 1994 to 1999, he held various senior positions at C.R. Bard, a large medical device company, based in New Jersey. Mr. Halloran is a CPA and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting, from State University of New York at Oswego.

Brent H. Shimada

Vice President Administration and General Counsel

Brent H. Shimada joined OTIX Global, Inc. in October 2004 as Vice President, Human Resources and Administration and became Vice President Administration and General Counsel in December 2005. From May 1999 to October 2004, he was Human Resources Director for American Express’ Global Travelers Cheque Operations Group. Mr. Shimada served as Senior Corporate Counsel for grocery and drug retail conglomerate American Stores Company from 1996 to 1999. He was Legal Counsel for Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (formerly Hercules Incorporated), a government contractor, from 1985 to 1996. Mr. Shimada earned Bachelor’s (Finance), MBA and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Utah.