NuVasive co-founder McKinley is Vascular Dynamics new COO
Vascular Dynamics said it tapped NuVasive Inc. (NSDQ:NUVA) co-founder and former CEO James McKinley as its new chief operating officer.
McKinley has held leadership positions at Advent Medical, Endosphere, Farallon Medical and Nellix, as well as NuVasive.
“It is a tremendous opportunity to add Jim to our management team. He has a distinguished track record of leading rapid growth of medical device companies – from building venture-backed start-ups to growing companies that have scaled to billion dollar operations. Jim’s strategic leadership will be invaluable as we build out our operations and the infrastructure for clinical development and ultimately, commercialization,” CEO Robert Stern said in a press release.
