Symmetry Medical (NYSE:SMA) said its chief operating officer Chris Huntington has left the company. Huntington founded Everest Metal Orthopedics and joined Symmetry amid a 2006 merger. He was promoted within Symmetry from his initial position as VP of business development.
SEC filings did not state a reason for his departure, but his executive benefits package entitles the former COO to 1 year of salary and a bonus. In addition, the board said it would vest a pro rata amount of Huntington’s restricted stock because of his "many years of strong performance for the company," according to the filings.
Massive turnover of on the C-bench at M*Modal
This week, M*Model named a new CEO, board chairman, COO and CFO. Duncan James moved into the corner office following the resignation of former CEO Vern Davenport. James comes to M*Modal from a decade as group president at McKesson Corp.
The speech and language development device company also named Graham King its new chairman of the board. King formerly headed Share Medical Systems, now owned by Siemens, and of HBOC, now owned by McKesson (NYSE:MCK).
M*Model shuffled up its executive team by naming former CFO Ron Scarboro as the new COO. He replaced Amy Amick, who resigned. David Woodworth will take over the vacated CFO position on an acting basis.
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Mako Surgical shuffles one senior veep, hires another
Mako Surgical (NSDQ:MAKO)’s senior VP of marketing Ivan Delevic will move over to a new role as senior VP of corporate development. Filling the role of marketing VP is Ian Dawson, who joined Mako from his former role as head of North American marketing at Smith & Nephew (FTSE:SN, NYSE:SNN).
The robotic device maker’s CEO Maurice Ferré said Dawson’s 25 years of marketing experience makes him "a valuable addition to the Mako team."
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Precision Engineered Products veteran steps into the corner office
Precision veteran John Manzi took over the corner office last month after 17 years with the company. Most recently, Manzi worked as the head of the company’s PEP’s Brainin business unit, a role he continues to oversee as a replacement is found.
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Ximedica pulls Medtronic employees to its Human Factors Team
Ximedica hired 3 new members to beef up its Human Factors team. Paul Cassidy and Rebecca Huebner both joined the Ximedica team from Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), where they worked as a human factors engineer and as a project manager, respectively. Tatyana Budantsev joined fresh out of Bentley University’s masters program in human factors design.
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