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LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

63 Second Avenue

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803

April 16, 2024

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc., which will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 3, 2024, at our offices at 32 Third Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

This booklet includes a notice of meeting and proxy statement. The proxy statement describes the business to be conducted at the meeting and provides other information that you should know when you vote your shares.

It is important that your shares be represented whether or not you attend the meeting. You can vote your shares by marking your votes on the proxy card, signing and dating it, and mailing it promptly using the envelope provided.

We have provided space on the proxy card for comments. We urge you to use it to let us know your feelings about LeMaitre or to bring a particular matter to our attention. If you hold your shares through an intermediary, please feel free to write directly to us.


	George W. LeMaitre
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

63 Second Avenue

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

OF STOCKHOLDERS

TIME AND DATE	10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Monday, June 3, 2024

PLACE	LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. 32 Third Avenue Burlington, Massachusetts 01803

ITEMS OF BUSINESS	(1) To elect three Class III directors nominated by the Board of Directors for three-year terms. (2) To conduct an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. (3) To approve the Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. (4) To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. (5) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

RECORD DATE	You can vote if you were a stockholder of record on April 5, 2024.

ANNUAL REPORT	Our 2023 annual report, which is not a part of the proxy solicitation material, is enclosed.

PROXY VOTING	Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares you own. If you do not attend the meeting to vote in person, your vote will not be counted unless a proxy representing your shares is presented at the meeting. To ensure that your shares will be voted at the meeting, please vote by marking, signing, dating, and promptly returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you do attend the meeting, you may revoke your proxy and vote by ballot. Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from that record holder.

	By Order of the Board of Directors,


	Joseph P. Pellegrino
	Chief Financial Officer, Director and Secretary

April 16, 2024

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on June 3, 2024

This proxy statement, the notice of the annual meeting, a sample proxy card, our 2023 annual report to stockholders and directions to attend the Annual Meeting in person are available at http://www.lemaitre.com/proxy.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each of proposals one, two, three and four.

LEMAITRE VASCULAR, INC.

PROXY STATEMENT

ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING INFORMATION

Why did I receive these proxy materials?

You are receiving these proxy materials in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors (“Board” or “Board of Directors”) of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “LeMaitre” or the “Company”) for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 3, 2024 (“Meeting”). We are sending this proxy statement to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 5, 2024 (“Record Date”) on or about April 22, 2023. You may obtain additional copies of this proxy statement and proxy card, as well as our 2023 annual report, at the following Internet website: http://www.lemaitre.com/proxy.

What will stockholders vote on at the Meeting?

Stockholders will vote on four items at the Meeting:

	•	to elect three Class III directors nominated by the Board of Directors for three-year terms;
	•	an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as defined in the section titled Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“NEOs”);
	•	to approve the Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option and Incentive Plan; and
	•	to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.

Will there be any other items of business on the agenda?

Aside from the matters described above, the Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be presented at the Meeting. If any other matter should be presented at the Meeting upon which a vote properly may be taken, shares represented by all proxies received by the Board of Directors will be voted with respect thereto in accordance with the judgment of the persons named as attorneys-in-fact in the proxies.

What are the recommendations of the Board of Directors on how I should vote my shares?

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote your shares as follows:

	•	“FOR” the election of the three nominees as directors;
	•	“FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s NEOs;
	•	“FOR” the approval of the Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option and Incentive Plan; and
	•	“FOR” the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.

What vote is required to approve each proposal?

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For Proposal 1, the election of directors, the nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes of the shares present, either in person or represented by proxy, and entitled to vote at the Meeting shall be elected as directors, subject to the director resignation policy described below under “Corporate Governance-Director Resignation Policy.” Only votes “For” or “Withhold” will affect the outcome.

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For Proposal 2, the advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s NEOs, Proposal 3, the approval of the Fourth Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, and for Proposal 4, the ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the current year, an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes properly cast for and against such matter, is required for approval. Abstentions will not be counted towards the vote total and will have no impact on the outcome of the vote for this proposal.

Who is entitled to vote at the Meeting?

Stockholders of record of our common stock at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. As of that date, April 5, 2024, there were 22,445,999 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. We are soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors to give all stockholders who are entitled to vote on the matters that come before the Meeting the opportunity to do so whether or not they attend the Meeting in person.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If on the Record Date your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services, then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, we urge you to fill out and return the enclosed proxy card to ensure your vote is counted.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank

If, on the Record Date, your shares were held not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker or other agent regarding how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid Meeting. A quorum will be present if stockholders holding at least a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote are present at the Meeting in person or represented by proxy. On the Record Date, there were 22,445,999 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, meaning that 11,223,000 shares must be represented in person or by proxy to have a quorum.

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote in person at the Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, the holders of a majority of shares present at the Meeting in person or represented by proxy may adjourn the Meeting to another date.

What are my voting rights?

Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share.

How do I vote?

You may either vote “For” any nominee to the Board of Directors or you may “Withhold” your vote for any nominee you specify. For the other matters to be voted on, you may vote “For” or “Against” or abstain from voting. The procedures for voting are fairly simple:

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Meeting or vote by proxy using the enclosed proxy card. Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may still attend the Meeting and vote in person even if you have already voted by proxy. To vote in person, come to the Meeting and we will give you a ballot when you arrive. You may obtain directions to the Meeting at the following Internet website: http://www.lemaitre.com/proxy. To vote using the proxy card, simply complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it promptly in the envelope provided. If you return your signed proxy card to us before the Meeting, we will vote your shares as you direct.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank, or other agent, you should have received a proxy card and voting instructions with these proxy materials from that organization rather than from us. Simply complete and mail the proxy card to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote in person at the Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank, or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker or bank included with these proxy materials or contact your broker or bank to request a proxy form.

What if I return a proxy card or otherwise vote but do not make specific choices?

The persons named as attorneys-in-fact in the proxies, George W. LeMaitre and Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr., were selected by the Board of Directors and are officers of LeMaitre. All properly executed proxies returned in time to be counted at the Meeting will be voted by such persons at the Meeting. Where a choice has been specified on the proxy, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with that specification. If no such specifications are indicated, such proxies will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors. If any other matter is properly presented at the Meeting, your proxyholder (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares using his best judgment.

What can I do if I change my mind after I vote my shares?

Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it at any time before the final vote at the Meeting. Proxies may be revoked by (1) filing with our Secretary, before the taking of the vote at the Meeting, a written notice of revocation bearing a later date than the proxy, (2) duly completing a later-dated proxy relating to the same shares and delivering it to our Secretary before the taking of the vote at the Meeting, or (3) attending the Meeting and voting in person (although attendance at the Meeting will not in and of itself constitute a revocation of a proxy). Any written notice of revocation or subsequent proxy should be sent to LeMaitre Vascular, Inc., 63 Second Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, Attention: Secretary, at or before the taking of the final vote at the Meeting.

What are “broker non-votes”?

Broker non-votes occur when a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” does not give instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed “non-routine.” Generally, if shares are held in street name, the beneficial owner of the shares is entitled to give voting instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares. If the beneficial owner does not provide voting instructions, the broker or nominee can still vote the shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,” but not with respect to “non-routine” matters. Under the rules and interpretations of the NYSE, “non-routine” matters are matters that may substantially affect the rights or privileges of stockholders, such as mergers, stockholder proposals, election of directors (even if not contested) and executive compensation, including advisory votes on executive compensation and on the frequency of holding advisory votes on executive compensation.

What effect do abstentions and broker non-votes have?

Abstentions and “broker non-votes” are not considered voted for the particular matter, if applicable, and have the effect of reducing the number of affirmative votes required to achieve a majority for such matter by reducing the total number of shares from which the majority is calculated. Proposals 1, 2 and 3 are considered to be “non-routine” under NYSE rules meaning that your broker may not vote your shares on those proposals in the absence of your voting instructions. However, Proposal 4 is considered to be a “routine” matter under NYSE rules meaning that if you do not return voting instructions to your broker by its deadline, your shares may be voted by your broker in its discretion on Proposal 4.

Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to these proxy materials, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone, or by other means of communication. Directors and employees will not be paid any additional compensation for these solicitation activities. We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

Who tabulates the votes?

An automated system administered by our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services, tabulates the votes. The vote on each matter submitted to stockholders is tabulated separately.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the Meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Meeting. Final voting results will be published in a current report on Form 8-K within four business days following the Meeting.

What proxy materials are available on the internet?

The proxy statement, our 2023 annual report to stockholders and a sample proxy card are available at http://www.lemaitre.com/proxy.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES

The following table identifies the director nominees to be elected at the Meeting and our directors, executive officers, and certain individuals that we believe are our key employees and sets forth the positions with us held by each such person currently and the age of each such person as of April 1, 2024.

Name	Age	Position
George W. LeMaitre(1)	59	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
David B. Roberts(1)	60	President and Director
Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr.(1)(2)	59	Chief Financial Officer and Director
Trent G. Kamke(1)	53	Senior Vice President, Operations
Kimberly L. Cieslak	51	Vice President, Marketing
Ryan H. Connelly	46	Senior Vice President, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
Giovannella Deiure	55	Vice President, Sales – Southern Europe
Helen Goulding	63	Vice President, Sales – Northern Europe
Maik D. Helmers	50	Senior Vice President, Sales – Central Europe
David Hissong	54	Vice President, General Counsel
Andrew Hodgkinson	48	Senior Vice President, Clinical, Regulatory and Quality Affairs
Chance Kriesel	51	Area Sales Manager, West and Gulf Coast USA
Roli Kumar-Choudhury	45	Vice President, Quality Affairs
Ina Leininger	41	Regional Sales Manager, Southern Germany & Switzerland
Stéphane Maier	47	Senior Vice President, Operations – EMEA
Christopher D. Minnett	51	Vice President Sales & Marketing - Americas
Daniel J. Mumford	42	Senior Director, Human Resources
Jonathan W. Ngau	50	Vice President, Information Systems
Jeanwon D. Park	34	Director, Sales – Northeast Asia
Jacob Petersen	47	Senior Vice President, International
James Russell	48	Vice President, Production and Supply Chain
Kathryn L. Tebbe	42	Senior Director, Financial Reporting
Xiang Zhang	51	Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Lawrence J. Jasinski(2)	66	Director
John J. O’Connor(2)	76	Director
Bridget A. Ross	59	Director
John A. Roush	59	Director
Martha Shadan	68	Director

(1)	Executive officer

(2)	Director nominee

Director Nominees

Class III Directors (Current terms expire at our 2024 annual meeting)

Lawrence J. Jasinski has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2003. Mr. Jasinski is the Chief Executive Officer of Lifeward Inc. (formerly ReWalk Robotics Ltd.), a Nasdaq–listed company that has created and commercialized the first Exoskeleton Technology, which enables paralyzed individuals to have the ability to walk again. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Lifeward since 2012. From 2005 until 2012, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Soteira, Inc., a company that offered products which treated individuals with vertebral compression fractures. From 2000 to 2005, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cortek, Inc., a company that developed next-generation treatments for degenerative disc disease. From 1985 to 2000, Mr. Jasinski worked at Boston Scientific Corporation (“BSC”) and served as its Vice President of Global Marketing, BSC Vascular, from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Jasinski received a B.S. in Marketing from Providence College and an M.B.A. from the University of Bridgeport. Mr. Jasinski is also a member of the Board of Directors for Massachusetts Bay Lines, a company that offers commuter services and other commercial vessel services in the Boston Harbor and Islands. The Board has concluded that Mr. Jasinski should serve on our Board due to his experience serving in a variety of executive level positions, coupled with his more than 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, which provides the Board with an understanding of the current trends as well as provides us with deeper contacts in the industry. Mr. Jasinski also provides the Board with operational experience, including building and organizing an effective sales force, seeking and obtaining regulatory approvals for medical devices, and managing significant manufacturing operations.

John J. O’Connor has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2008. Prior to his retirement in December 2006, Mr. O’Connor was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent public accounting firm, from 1982 to December 2006, most recently serving as Vice Chairman of Services from June 2002 to November 2006. Mr. O’Connor served as the leader of the U.S. audit practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers from September 2000 to June 2002, and served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Boston office from 1995 to September 2000. He is a director of mTuitive, Inc., a developer of clinical data capture and synoptic reporting software for use by healthcare professionals, Health Data Analytics, Inc., a healthcare analytics company, Corvent Medical, Inc., a medical device company, and Almond Fintech, a digital payments company. He previously served on the board of Aspect Medical Systems and Abt Associates. Mr. O’Connor is a graduate of Suffolk University and has attended the Harvard Business School’s Leadership in Professional Service Firms program and the executive M.B.A. program at the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College. The Board has concluded that Mr. O’Connor should serve on our Board due to his extensive capabilities in public financial accounting, his financial expertise, his experience and knowledge of operational management and strategic planning, and his insight into the operational challenges of a public company finance department. In addition, this experience qualifies Mr. O’Connor as an “audit committee financial expert.”

Joseph P. Pellegrino, Jr. has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2007 and as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2016. Mr. Pellegrino joined us as our Executive Vice President, Finance, in 2005. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Pellegrino worked at Zoots, Inc., a consumer services company founded by the founders of Staples, Inc., where most recently he served as Senior Vice President of Operations. Previously, Mr. Pellegrino built and sold a regional mall-based specialty retailing company. Mr. Pellegrino has also served as an investment banking analyst at Lehman Brothers, as part of their mergers and acquisitions group. Mr. Pellegrino is a director of Access Vascular, Inc., a medical device company focused on venous access devices. Mr. Pellegrino received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. The Board has concluded that Mr. Pellegrino should serve on our Board due to his extensive knowledge of our business, his responsibility within the organization for our finances and his operational and financial experience gained with prior employers.

Continuing Directors

Class I Directors (Current terms expire at our 2025 annual meeting)

George W. LeMaitre has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board of Directors since 1992, serving as our Chairman since 2004. Previously, Mr. LeMaitre was an investment banking analyst at Lehman Brothers, an associate at the leveraged buyout firm McCown De Leeuw and a credit analyst for Connecticut National Bank. Mr. LeMaitre received a B.A. in History from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. The Board has concluded that Mr. LeMaitre should serve on our Board due to his extensive knowledge of our business, his role since 1992 as our principal executive officer, and his corporate vision, operational knowledge and his strategic guidance to the Board.

David B. Roberts has served as our President since 2007 and as a member of our Board of Directors since 2001. Mr. Roberts joined us in 1997 as Vice President of Business Development and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2000, which position he held until 2007. Mr. Roberts worked from 1994 to 1997 at BUCA, Inc., and from 1992 to 1994 at Hancock Venture Partners. Mr. Roberts received a B.A. in Business Economics and History from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Roberts is a director of Lexington Medical, Inc. and of Parasole Restaurant Holdings, Inc. The Board has concluded that Mr. Roberts should serve on our Board due to his extensive knowledge of our business, his responsibility within the organization for strategic transactions, and his thorough understanding of the industry in which we operate and the opportunities and challenges that we face.

Martha Shadan has served as a member of our Board of Directors since September 2022. Ms. Shadan was the president and chief executive officer at Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. from 2019 to 2022. From 2018 to 2019, Ms. Shadan served as global vice president of marketing at Smith & Nephew plc, following its acquisition of Rotation Medical, where she was president and chief executive officer from 2013 to 2018. Prior to joining Rotation Medical, from 2011 to 2013, she was the president of the trauma division at Zimmer Biomet, and from 2007 to 2011, she served at Covidien as vice president/general manager of Vascular Therapies and vice president/general manager BioSurgery and Sports Surgery. She also previously held positions at Bristol Myers Squibb Co. and Merck Millipore. Ms. Shadan has served on the board of Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) since 2017. She is the past chair of the AdvaMed I&D initiative, AdvaMed Advance. She also serves on the board of CVRx, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVRX), a medical device company with products that address heart failure and resistant hypertension. Ms. Shadan is the chair of the board for BrilliantStrings Therapeutics, an early-stage start-up focused on healing soft tissue injuries. Ms. Shadan has a Master of Business Administration from Northeastern University, a Master of Science in biology from Michigan State University and a bachelor of science in biology from the University of New Hampshire. The Board has concluded that Ms. Shadan should serve on our Board due to her decades of experience in the life sciences industry as a business leader in a variety of both large and start-up organizations and her strength in commercialization and regulatory approvals.

Class II Directors (Current terms expire at our 2026 Annual Meeting)

Bridget A. Ross has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2020. Ms. Ross serves as CEO and Board Director of ChroniSense Medical, an early-stage medical device company focused on transforming chronic care with Polso CONNECT™, a remote patient monitoring solution. Ms. Ross serves as advisor to Breathe Biomedical (formerly Picomole), a medical technology company focused on developing breath tests for breast and other cancers. She is the Leader of the Innovation Investing Council at The Committee of 200 (C200.org), an association driven to advance women in business leadership. Ms. Ross has served as a mentor for the Canadian Technology Accelerator and MassMEDIC’s IGNITE Accelerator program. From 2017 to 2018, Ms. Ross was President of the Global Medical Group and member of the Executive Management team at Henry Schein, Inc., an international medical and dental product distributor/solutions provider. From 1988 to 2017 she held numerous senior leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson where she was responsible for the commercial success of a variety of businesses and for bringing a number of innovations to market. Most recently she served as VP of Commercial Operations for Medical Devices, J&J North America. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta. The Board has concluded that Ms. Ross should serve on our Board due to her strong executive management skills, knowledge of the medical device industry and breadth of functional, geographic, and therapeutic experience gained during her 30+ year career.

John A. Roush has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2014. Mr. Roush serves as an operating executive advisor to ACON Investments, LLC, a private equity firm. He currently serves on the board of two privately held ACON portfolio companies: 1) Pine Environmental, LLC, which provides equipment and services to the environmental testing industry and 2) Novipax, LLC, which supplies absorbent pads to the poultry industry. He also serves as a board director and member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee for Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEIS). Mr. Roush also serves as a board director for Targan, a privately held company that is developing vaccine delivery technology for animal health markets. Mr. Roush previously served as chairman of the board and chief financial officer of ACON S2 Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:STWO), which was a publicly-traded acquisition company that merged with ESS Inc. (NYSE:GWH) in October 2021. He also previously served as chairman of the board of two additional privately held ACON portfolio companies that were sold in 2021. Prior to his involvement with ACON Investments, Mr. Roush served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Novanta Inc., a global supplier of precision photonic components and subsystems to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the medical, industrial, scientific and microelectronics markets, from 2010 to 2016. Prior to joining Novanta Inc., he was a corporate officer and served in several senior leadership positions for twelve years with PerkinElmer, Inc., a provider of technology and services to the diagnostics, research, environmental, safety and security, industrial and laboratory services markets. Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Mr. Roush held management positions with Outboard Marine Corporation; AlliedSignal, Inc., now Honeywell International; McKinsey & Company Inc. and General Electric. Mr. Roush received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. The Board has concluded that Mr. Roush should serve on our Board due to his experience at an executive level and his more than 20 years of experience supplying products in the medical device and life sciences industries.

Board Skills Matrix

The following matrix provides supplemental information about certain major areas of knowledge, skill or experience our directors may possess. While our Board considers the areas listed below as most relevant to our business, it is not a comprehensive list of all areas in which our directors possess expertise or experience valuable in their service on our Board. Additionally, the degree of knowledge, skills or experience may vary among members.

Knowledge, Skills or Experience	Jasinski	LeMaitre	O’Connor	Pellegrino	Roberts	Ross	Roush	Shadan
Public Company Board Experience	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Financial and Accounting	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Risk Management	✔		✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
Regulatory	✔	✔	✔		✔	✔	✔	✔
HR/Compensation	✔	✔		✔		✔	✔	✔
Executive Experience	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Operations	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Strategic Planning/Oversight	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Medical Device Industry Experience	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mergers & Acquisitions	✔	✔	✔

SEC Form DEF 14A filed by LeMaitre Vascular Inc.