John Abele has served as the Director of Boston Scientific since 1979. A co-founder of the company, Mr. Abele also served as Treasurer between 1979 and 192, as well as Co-Chairman from 1979 through 1995. He also held the positions of Vice Chairman, Founder and Office of the Chairman from February of 1995 until March of 1996.
Before his work with Boston Scientific, Abele served as the President of Medi-tech, Inc. He held this position for thirteen years. He also worked with Advanced Instruments, Inc. in sales, technical and general management positions.