Conventus Orthopaedics said today that it named Rick Epstein as its new chief executive officer and board member. The Minneapolis-based company said that Epstein has more than 30 years in executive leadership roles, having previously served as chief executive officer for Omni Life Sciences. “Rick has a track record of accelerating businesses through a focus […]
Dynatronics taps ex-NinePoint CEO von Jako as chief exec | Personnel Moves – July 11, 2018
Dynatronics said late last month it tapped former NinePoint Medical CEO Christopher von Jako as its new chief executive officer and board member, succeeding Kelvyn Cullimore Jr. who will stay on the company’s board of directors. Prior to joining Dynatronics, von Jako acted as prez & CEO of NinePoint Medical. Before joining Nine Point, von Jako also […]
Endologix CEO McDermott to step down; shares slide -10% on Q4 results | Personnel Moves for Feb. 22, 2018
Endologix (NSDQ:ELGX) CEO John McDermott is planning to step down once an appropriate replacement is found, the company said yesterday as it announced fourth-quarter results that handily topped earnings expectations but missed on the top line. “Despite the business challenges over the past couple of years, I am confident that Endologix has a bright future. Our […]
Dynatronics inks orthopedic distro deal
Dynatronics said today it inked a distribution deal with Orthopedic Outfitters. Through the deal, Orthopedic Outfitters will distribute its Dynatronics division products, including the Dynatron Solaris Plus, ThermoStim Probe and 125B Portable Ultrasound across Northern California. “We are delighted to add Orthopedic Outfitters to our growing list of partnersOrthopedic Outfitters has built a reputation for […]
Acelity taps Eckert to succeed Woody as CEO| Personnel Moves | April 5, 2017
Acelity said today it tapped R. Eckert as its new prez & CEO, succeeding Joseph Woody who is stepping away from Acelity following the company’s divestiture of its LifeCell division earlier this year. Eckert previously served as CEO of health information tech company TriZetto Corp, and has led 5 other companies including CRC Health Group, Eclipsys […]
Dynatronics raises $8m for Hausmann assets buy
Dynatronics this week raised raised $7.8 million in a new round of equity and mixed funding to cover its acquisition Hausman Industries assets, including physical therapy and athletic training products. Money came from 17 unnamed investors, with the company hoping to bring in an additional $1.2 million before closing the round. All funds raised during […]
LimFlow taps Rose for CEO | Personnel Moves
LimFlow taps ex-Direct Flow GM Rose as CEO LimFlow said this week that it tapped former Direct Flow Medical VP and GM Daniel Rose as its new chief executive, with former co-founder & CEO Timothy Lenihan transitioning to chief technology officer. LimFlow is developing a device to create percutaneous venous arterialization in the foot to treat end-stage critical limb […]
Novartis pharma head Epstein steps away, most recent in string of top-level turnovers | Personnel Moves, May 27, 2015
Novartis pharma head Epstein steps away, most recent loss in string of top-level turnovers Novartis (NYSE:NVS) is facing an upheaval in its top management, seeing 7 departures over the last 5 months as shares fell 25% since last July. Last week, Novartis pharmaceuticals head David Epstein quit as his division was split up. Earlier in the month, U.S. […]
Asahi Kasei shuffles the deck at Zoll Medical | Personnel Moves
Japan’s Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407), which in 2012 paid $2.3 billion to acquire Zoll Medical, is shuffling the deck at the resuscitation device maker. Former CEO Rick Packer, who led Zoll for 13 years before overseeing the merger with Asahi Kasei, was promoted to primary executive officer and charged with building the healthcare business into “a 3rd […]
Ex-ConMed exec is Interventional Spine’s new Darling | Personnel Moves
Interventional Spine said it has tagged ex-ConMed executive and 25-year medical veteran Joseph Darling as its new vice president and COO. Darling spent 7 years with ConMed, serving as the COO, executive veep and prez of ConMed Linvatec until February this year. Before his time at ConMed, Darling worked with Smith & Nephew, Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, Baxter […]
More changes at Hologic as it axes administrative chief Casey | Personnel Moves
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