John Feriancek

President and Chief Executive Officer

Brought on board in 2017 to help lead company growth, John led the completion of four acquisitions during his first year with APPLIED and continues to prepare the company for further growth. Before joining APPLIED, he built 25 years of cross-functional, international experience at companies such as Medtronic and American Medical Systems in the finance, corporate development, marketing, strategy, customer service and operations functions.

Out of the office, John puts his leadership experience to work as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota, and as a member of the board of directors for Pelvital, Inc. and Humanitarian Medical. He has a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Gustavus Adolphus College and a master’s in Business Administration from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.

John Feriancek

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John Feriancek

John Feriancek

President and Chief Executive Officer

Will Au-Yeung

Chief Financial Officer
Jake Verdegan

Jake Verdegan

Vice President of Operations
LeeAbrams

Lee Abrams

Vice President of Commercial Development

David Posadas

Vice President of Marketing
Joel Scheffler

Joel Scheffler

Vice President of Automotive & Equipment Operations
Greg Williams

Greg Williams

Vice President of Sales
Mike Busch

Mike Busch

Vice President of Human Resources