Namal Nawana is the new president of DePuy Spine, succeeding Gary Fischetti, who was named chairman of the DePuy group in January by its corporate parent, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ).

Nawana, a 13-year vet at the New Brunswick, N.J.-based medical products conglomerate, pulled stints in several areas, including engineering, marketing, sales and general management in Europe, Canada, Australia and the Asia Pacific, according to a press release.