James Mazzo, an executive at Abbott Medical Optics Inc., a division of health care giant Abbott (NYSE:ABT), was named chairman of the board of the Advanced Medical Technology Assn.
Mazzo will succeed Michael Mussallem, the CEO of Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (NYSE:EW), who has held the post at the national trade council for the medical device industry since 2008. Mazzo previously chaired AdvaMed’s International Board Committee.
Along with Mazzo the trade council has also named its new committee and board members for 2010-2011. They are:
- Michael A. Mussallem, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Edwards Lifesciences
- Alex Gorsky, Worldwide Chairman MD&D EC, Johnson & Johnson
- David Dvorak, President and Chief Executive Officer, Zimmer
- William Hawkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic
- Jose´ (Joe) Almeida, President, Medical Devices, Covidien
- Lester Knight, Founding Partner, RoundTable Healthcare Partners
- Timothy Ring, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C. R. Bard
- Timothy Pratt, Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Boston Scientific
- Michael Minogue, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, ABIOMED
- Stephen MacMillan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Stryker
- Scott Garrett, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Beckman Coulter
- Jeffrey Binder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Biomet
