LEADERSHIP - Management

President and CEO
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Senior Vice President - Operations and Financial Management
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Vice President, Medical Services

Lu Michael Barbuto D.C., F.C.C.S.(c), F.C.C.R.(c) – President and CEO
Dr. Barbuto founded the Company in 1989. He has a very strong combination of successful business acumen and health issue expertise. He has sat on various health industry advisory boards and associations and in 1992 he won the award for Ontario Chiropractor of the Year. His book, the Back Power Program, was selected as the “Premier Back Program” by the United States National Safety Council and the program is used by most workers compensation boards throughout Canada. His background includes lecturer, co-author of several medical texts, and medical consultant to the Workers Compensation Board and other organizations.

Greg Van Staveren, CA, CPA, CMA – Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Mr. Van Staveren has been Chief Financial Officer of AIM Health Group since 2001. Mr. Van Staveren has been the President of Strategic Financial Services since September 2001. Mr. Van Staveren also serves as Chief Financial Officer of Starfield Resources Inc. and serves as its Corporate Secretary. He served as Chief Financial Officer of MacMillanGold Corp. until December, 2003. Mr. Van Staveren served as Chief Executive Officer of MartinRea International Inc. from February 1998 to September 2001. Mr. Van Staveren was a Partner of KPMG LLP, Chartered accountants and Business Consultants. He was with KPMG from 1980 to 1998. He also serves on the Board of Directors of North American Palladium Ltd., Macmillan Gold Corp., Quadra Mining Ltd. and Crossfield Capital Corp.

Bill Danis, CA – Senior Vice President – Operations and Financial Management
Mr. Danis joined the Company in January 2009. Previously he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Med-Emerg International, since May 2003. Prior to that he was a founding partner of Greybrook Corporation, a private equity investment company. Previously he held senior investment roles with Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc. and Royal Trust Enterprise Capital. Mr. Danis left public accounting in 1985 to accept the position of Managing Director of an offshore subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

James Ducharme, MD, CM, FRCP(c), DABEM, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Ducharme joined the Company in January 2009. Previously he was the Vice President of Medical Services of Med-Emerg International, since September 2006. He is a board certified emergency medicine specialist in both Canada and the United States, and has practiced clinically since 1981. He is a founder of both the Quebec Association of Emergency Physicians and the International Federation for Emergency Medicine. He is a Past President of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. Dr Ducharme has done extensive research and writing on the subject of acute pain management, and is recognized internationally as a speaker in Emergency Medicine. He has been a residency program director for emergency medicine trainees for 11 years at McGill and Dalhousie Universities and he is currently the Editor for the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Ross Glover, BSc. – Vice President, Medical Services
Mr. Glover joined the Company in June 2009. Prior to AIM, he was a Business Director and Director of Sales at Abraxis Bioscience, a drug manufacturer in the field of oncology. Previously, he held senior roles in sales and marketing at EMD Serono and Pharmacia. Mr. Glover specialized in building core teams to deliver detailed brand plans and to implement tactics across Canada. Mr. Glover brings a wealth of experience to AIM after 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry.