
Vaughn R Cook, OMD
President & CEO, ZYTO Corp.
Vaughn R Cook is an honors graduate of Utah State University, has an acupuncture degree from the Oriental Medical Institute of Hawaii, and an OMD (Oriental Medical Doctor) degree from the North American Academy of Advanced Asian Medicine. He is board certified and licensed as an acupuncturist in Utah.
For over twenty five years Dr. Cook has worked in the Complementary and Alternative Medical field as a practitioner and as a developer of equipment used in this field. He has specialized in biofeedback applications that integrate western and eastern medicine. He has traveled extensively and taught principles of alternative medicine throughout the United States and in many countries. He has developed two computer-based systems used by health professionals around the world. The most recent of these is ZYTO technology.
In addition to his experience with technology he has owned and operated health care facilities specializing in holistic health. This clinical background has allowed him to develop systems from the perspective of a practicing health care professional, which combined with an extensive background in business, has resulted in technology that is clinically effective and financially practical.
Kami J. Howard, MBA
CFO, ZYTO Corp
Kami Howard serves as Chief Financial Officer and corporate secretary for ZYTO Corp and its subsidiaries. Ms. Howard joined ZYTO in the spring of 2007. As a member of ZYTO’s senior management team she is involved in strategic planning and is responsible for all financial, regulatory, and investor relation aspects of the business.
Prior to joining ZYTO, Ms. Howard spent five years at Browz, LLC where she served as Vice President and Company Controller. Her responsibilities included accounting, business and tax planning on behalf of the LLC and its members. From 2000 to 2003, Ms. Howard served as Vice President and Corporate Controller for BioMeridian Corporation and its subsidiaries. Prior to her appointment at BioMeridian, Ms. Howard served in various senior financial positions. She holds a B.S. in accounting and a Master's Degree in Business Administration.
Adam Ford
Adam Ford, is an attorney licensed in New York and Utah. He is an Honors Graduate of Brigham Young University and was a Crawford-Robinson Scholar at the Duke University School of Law.
He began his career with Shearman & Sterling LP in New York City and also practiced with McDermott Will & Emery LP before moving back to Utah to open his own practice. He has represented Lenzing AG in the sale of Lenzing Fibers Corporation; IDT Corporation in the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Winstar Communications, Inc; KMPG LLP in its acquisition of various offices of Arthur Anderson LLP; Wachovia Securities in Choice One Communications credit agreement restructuring; Wachovia Securities in Perry Ellis International credit agreement restructuring; Rhodes Furniture Group in credit agreement restructuring with Heilig-Meyers; Parmalat USA Corporation and Farmland Dairies, LLC as conflicts counsel in bankruptcy; Motels of America, LLC as counsel to debtor in bankruptcy; Intelsat, Ltd. in MCI/Worldcom, Space Systems/Loral and Verestar bankruptcies; Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale as largest secured creditor in Speigel/Eddie Bauer bankruptcy; ChoHung Bank as largest secured creditor in SK Global America, Inc. bankruptcy; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as creditor in Special Metals Corporation bankruptcy; Banc of America Securities as creditor in Adelphia Communications Corporation bankruptcy; General Electric Capital Corporation as secured creditor in PSINet, Inc. bankruptcy, as well as many other corporate and litigation matters.
Hammad M. Shah, Rph, MBA
Mr. Hammad Shah serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at MedAssurant. In this role Mr. Shah holds the responsibility for the strategy, design, development, implementation, operations, and expansion of the Company’s Strategic Products, Services, and Solutions (SPSS) Group, as well as the Company’s strategic partnerships and alliances, acquisitions, international growth initiatives, and the support of the Company’s broader strategic initiatives.
Prior to joining MedAssurant, Mr. Shah served as Vice President and General Manager of Emerging Markets for Express Scripts, one of the healthcare industry’s largest pharmacy benefit management companies with focus on data-driven solutions in areas of patient medication adherence, drug utilization improvement, cost management, and patient care services. At Express Scripts Mr. Shah was responsible for the strategy and leadership of five business units spread across clinical, distribution operations, and consumer directed health market operations with total revenue of $1.3 billion in annual revenues.
Prior to this, Mr. Shah was Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, International Operations at Express Scripts where he lead the organization’s global strategy and business development with specific emphasis on Europe and the Far East.
Prior to his tenure at Express Scripts, Mr. Shah held multiple roles as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager at VetCentric, PharMerica, Caremark, and Eckerd Corporation. Mr. Shah received a Masters of Health Sector Management and a Masters in Business Administration from Arizona State University, and a Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy from Temple University, and is a licensed pharmacist.




