Robert Rieder, B.A.Sc., MBA

Chief Executive Officer, Cardiome

Robert Rieder has served as Director of Nventa since April 2006. Mr Rider is currently the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cardiome Pharma Corp. Mr. Rieder joined Cardiome in April of 1988 as President and Chief Executive Officer, and was recently appointed as Cardiome's Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Rieder has extensive experience in venture capital and in operational management. Prior to joining Cardiome, he was Vice President of MDS Ventures Pacific Inc., the Vancouver-based affiliate of MDS Capital Corp., and has served as a director for nine public and private technology companies. In his venture capital career, Mr. Rieder led several rounds of financing for Nventa and was a director of the Company from 1992 until 2000. Prior to joining MDS, Mr. Rieder was President and Chief Executive Officer of Synapse Technologies and Chief Operating Officer of DBA Telecom Inc. Mr. Rieder received his BASc (Chem. Eng. ) from the University of British Columbia and his MBA from the University of Western Ontario.