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Linda Tharby

Chief Executive Officer and President, Director since 2022

Ms. Tharby has served as the Koru Medical System’s Chief Executive Officer and President since April 2021. Ms. Tharby has over 25 years of executive leadership experience building and leading strong-performing global organizations that develop and commercialize products and service innovations while delivering solutions to patients in the home setting. Prior to joining Koru Medical Systems, Ms. Tharby spent 24 years with Becton Dickinson (“BD”). Ms. Tharby was a member of the Executive Leadership team of BD that transformed the company from an $8 billion medical supplies company to an $18 billion global medical technology company. During her time at BD, she held numerous global business leadership roles at BD, including Chief Customer Experience Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Executive Vice President and President of Life Sciences, Group President of Pre-Analytical Systems and Biosciences, Worldwide President of Diabetes Care, and Vice President/General Manager of Pharmaceutical Systems. Ms. Tharby has an Honors Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Tom Adams

Chief Financial Officer

Tom joins KORU with medical device industry experience, coming from Integra Life Sciences, where he spent the last 10 years, with his most recent role there as Senior Director of Finance (FP&A). Previous roles included Group Controller/Head of FP&A and Director of Finance (FP&A). Career highlights include establishing the Finance function for a newly created manufacturing division at Integra, which involved creating processes, setting up systems for reporting, management presentations and hiring a strong team. Tom recently led the financial analysis and negotiation to move Integra’s headquarters to Princeton, NJ, which this deal was recently awarded NJ’s 2019 office real estate deal of the year! He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Accounting & Finance from Ohio State University. Tom brings extensive expertise and experience in building forecasts, budgets, modeling, and cost accounting that will support decision making and actions to help drive KORU’s growth.

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Adam Kalbermatten

Chief Commercial Officer

Adam joined Koru Medical Systems as Chief Commercial Officer in July 2025, bringing more than 20 years of commercial leadership experience across the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Adam has a proven track record of accelerating growth, scaling businesses, and building high-performing teams, all while delivering innovative, customer-centric solutions.

Prior to Koru, Adam served as Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Drug Delivery Systems business at Becton Dickinson (“BD”). He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of ZebraSci, a drug-device combination product development firm, where he led a successful turnaround and growth strategy, resulting in the company’s acquisition by BD. Earlier in his career, Adam held global leadership and engineering roles at both Terumo Corporation and BD.

Adam holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

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Chris Pazdan

Chief Operating Officer

Chris joins the KORU team from Hillrom where he worked as the Vice President of Quality Assurance. In that role he was responsible for all quality functions for Hillrom’s largest manufacturing division. Prior to that role, Chris was the Vice President of QA/RA where he was responsible for enterprise-wide Design Assurance, Supplier Quality Assurance, Project Management Office, and Software. Chris’ proudest professional accomplishments include working with, leading, and helping build great teams. In addition to these efforts, he enjoys making a difference in the healthcare space and improving outcomes for patients and customers.

Chris received his bachelor’s degree in general engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor.

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Eric Schiller

Chief Technology Officer

Eric Schiller joined Koru Medical Systems as Chief Technology Officer in December 2025, bringing more than 25 years of experience in medical devices and drug-device combination products. He has deep expertise across product development, engineering, supply chain, and lifecycle management. Prior to joining Koru, Eric held senior leadership roles at Sanofi, most recently serving as Global Head of Device Development Portfolio, where he oversaw more than 80 pipeline assets across Specialty Care, General Medicine, and Vaccines, with approximately 40 planned launches by 2030. Earlier in his career, Eric held leadership positions at Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, Becton Dickinson, and Saint-Gobain, where he led global commercialization efforts and advanced innovative drug-delivery technologies. Eric holds an MBA from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and is a named inventor on multiple U.S. patents.

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Brent Rutland

Vice President of Global Medical Affairs

Brent joins KORU with more than 25 years of experience in Medical Affairs. Prior to joining KORU, Brent was with Baxter Healthcare as a Senior Medical Science Liaison and most recently with La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company as a Senior Director, Health Outcomes. During his tenure he has helped launch 7 vaccines, 4 drugs and 1 device. Most notably, Brent aided Baxter in the launch of Hylenex for Pediatric SQ rehydration where he also helped build the Medical Affairs department. Brent has received several awards throughout his career, with the most recent being the President’s Circle Award for Medical Affairs at La Jolla. Brent holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University, an MBA in Global Management from the University of Houston and his Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina in Epidemiology.