LivaNova snags former Danaher exec McDonald for COO
LivaNova (NSDQ:LIVN) said this week it tapped previous Danaher group executive and corporate veep Damien McDonald as its new chief operating officer, effective October 3.
Prior to his time with Danaher, McDonald operated as Kerr Corp’s group prez, and spent time as the head of Zimmer Biomet‘s (NYSE:ZBH) spine division.
“We recently announced a new organizational model to ensure that we have the right resources and structure to implement our strategic priorities. Today I am pleased to announce a critical addition to LivaNova’s leadership team with the naming of Damien McDonald as our new Chief Operating Officer. Damien brings a breadth of healthcare P&L leadership credentials to LivaNova and a track record of profitable growth achieved through execution of commercialization strategies across the globe,” CEO André-Michel Ballester said in a press release.
“I am enormously excited about the growth potential of LivaNova’s portfolio of medical technology businesses. I look forward to working with André-Michel and his talented leadership team to capitalize on the numerous opportunities across the globe and to help accelerate the long-term strategic goals the company has outlined,” McDonald said in a prepared statement.