The REGENESIS board of directors provides strategic oversight, guiding policy and organizational planning to ensure resources are effectively managed and aligned with company objectives. Their collective expertise continues to advance the company’s growth and long-term success.
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Gavin Herbert is the Chairman and Founder of REGENESIS. Mr. Herbert spent over 50 years in the pharmaceutical industry. He was the Co-Founder of Allergan® and was the CEO from 1957-1991 and a Board member and Chairman Emeritus until 2014. Mr. Herbert is the Chairman of Rogers Gardens in Newport Beach. He is the Co-Founder and Chairman of TechImmune, a vaccine company at the University of California, Irvine.
Mr. Herbert previously served on the Board of SmithKline Beckman and the Beckman Foundation and Beckman Instruments. In addition, he served on the Board of the Nixon Library and a Research Board to prevent blindness. He is a University of Southern California graduate and a Lifetime Trustee.
Mr. Wilson is a widely published expert with 25 years of experience in applied microbiology and bioremediation processes. He is a recognized thought leader in the commercialization of environmental technologies with a proven track record spanning three decades. As Vice President of Remediation Technology with Groundwater Technology, Inc., he led the team of scientists and engineers who developed GTI’s industry-leading in situ bioremediation processes. He has overseen the design and implementation of more than 100 innovative full-scale remediation projects employing advanced technologies. He was appointed to provide technical oversight for the USEPA Bioaction Committee and served for eight years on the faculty of the National Water Well Association (now the NGWA) and served as a lecturer at the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Wilson received a M.S. from the University of Texas at El Paso, a B.A. from the University of San Diego and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Mr. Herbert is President, Chief Executive Officer and co-owner of Roger’s Gardens, a world-class retail garden center located in Newport Beach, California. Roger’s Gardens is consistently ranked as one of the top specialty home and garden centers in America. Prior to joining Roger’s Gardens, Gavin led Plant Research Laboratories, a developer of horticultural products and supplier to leading retail organizations such as Wal-Mart, Lowes, and Home Depot. While at Plant Research Laboratories, Mr. Herbert guided the development of Oxygen Release Compound (ORC®), the world’s first patented in situ remediation chemical formulation and the eventual spin off of REGENESIS Bioremediation Products, Inc.
Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, DSc (hon), is a distinguished scientist and academic leader who has served as dean of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences since 2016. Previously, he was executive director and chief scientific officer of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and held senior faculty and leadership roles at Georgetown University Medical Center. An internationally recognized researcher with more than 350 publications and numerous patents, Papadopoulos is a fellow of AAAS and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and an elected foreign member of France’s National Academies of Medicine and Pharmacy. His research centers on the cellular and molecular regulation of steroid biosynthesis, with applications spanning reproduction, aging, cancer, and neurological disorders.
Mr. Graham retired from REGENESIS in 2014 after serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer for 11 years. Prior to joining REGENESIS, he was the CFO for MicroVault, a startup web based software email security provider where he worked closely with the CEO raising $4 million from private investors and venture capital firms. From 1997 to 2001 Mr. Graham was employed as the Worldwide Operations Controller for VeriFone, a $650 million revenue division of Hewlett Packard. He was responsible for all of the accounting and reporting of its manufacturing operations in Taiwan, China, and the United States, and served as its key financial executive in managing and developing the accounting structure for its China and Taiwan subsidiaries. From 1991 to 1997 he was the Vice President and Corporate Controller for the Candle Corporation, a private global software company with global subsidiaries in Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan and Brazil. Mr. Graham was responsible for managing and developing the Company’s global financial and international tax departments as the Company’s revenues grew from $110 million to over $325 million. Before 1991 Mr. Graham worked in a variety of senior financial positions after leaving Price Waterhouse and Co. where he earned his Certified Public Accountant certification. Mr. Graham graduated from California State University Long Beach with a B.S. degree in Accounting and has been recognized as a Certified Global Management Accountant by the American Institute of CPA’s.
Jack Sheldon is a Senior Remediation Specialist with Antea Group. He has over 39 years of experience in the fields of environmental microbiology and remediation. Jack has a BS in Bacteriology & Public Health and an MS in Environmental/Industrial Microbiology from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY. In his current role, he advises on remediation technology selection, performance, and optimization across the US and abroad. His key technology areas are bioremediation and chemical oxidation. Jack has authored numerous papers and posters, and co-authored two best-selling books on bioremediation. Jack is also a subject matter expert on PFAS.