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Who could replace Zimmer Biomet’s CEO?

July 12, 2017 By Chris Newmarker

Zimmer Biomet surprised this week with the announcement that CEO David Dvorak is immediately stepping down. So who will replace him? For now, the orthopedic device giant’s SVP and CFO Dan Florin will serve as interim CEO while the company’s board searches for a new permanent CEO. It is unclear whether Florin – who was VP and […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Hologic, Immucor Inc., Zimmer Biomet

Bill Hawkins on his time at Medtronic, Immucor and 25 years in the hot seat | DeviceTalks podcast

March 8, 2016 By Brian Johnson

For nearly a quarter of a century, William “Bill” Hawkins sat in the corner office of medtech companies of all sizes, before stepping down from Immucor last year to become the Atlanta-based company’s lead director. Hawkins is best known for his 4 years as CEO of Medtronic, where he served in the corner office from […]

Filed Under: Device Talks Podcasts Tagged With: Bill Hawkins, DeviceTalks, Immucor Inc., Medtronic

Bioventus taps ex-Medtronic CEO Hawkins for chairman | Personnel Moves

January 15, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Bioventus said it tapped former Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Immucor (NSDQ:BLUD) chief Bill Hawkins to be its new chairman, replacing Dan LeMaitre. Hawkins, who’s slated to appear at the upcoming DeviceTalks event in Raleigh, N.C., had the corner office at Medtronic from 2007 until 2011, when he took the helm at Immucor, where is he lead director. […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: Bioventus LLC, cyberonics, Direct Flow Medical Inc., Hansen Medical Inc., Immucor Inc., LivaNova, Medtronic, Personnel Moves, Skyline Medical, Sorin Group

Ex-Biomet CEO Binder is Immucor’s new chief exec | Personnel Moves

July 6, 2015 By Brad Perriello

Immucor said it named Jeffrey Binder, who led Biomet until its $13.34 billion merger with Zimmer (NYSE:ZMH), to be its new chairman, president & CEO. Binder replaces William Hawkins, the former Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) chief executive who took the reins at Immucor in 2011. Hawkins will assume the role of lead director on Immucor’s board, that company said. Immucor is […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News Tagged With: becton dickinson, EDAP TMS SA, Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, Immucor Inc., Insulet, Personnel Moves, RaySearch Laboratories

Bidding war for Carestream heats up | Wall Street Beat

March 29, 2013 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com Wall Street Beat

At least 5 major private equity players are vying for medical device company Carestream Health, including Bain Capital, Carlyle Group and KKR & Co., according to Reuters.

Onex Corp. is hoping to unload Carestream, formed in the 2007 spinout of Eastman Kodak Co.’s healthcare business, for up to $3.5 billion, the news service reported.

Filed Under: Funding Roundup, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Angiotech, Bain Capital, Carestream Health Inc., Carlyle Group, Hologic, Immucor Inc., Lumenis Ltd., Oculeve, Venture Capital/Private Equity

Hologic sells Lifecodes to Immucor for $85M

January 4, 2013 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

M&A illustration

In-vitro diagnostics maker Immucor (NSDQ:BLUD) signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Lifecodes transplant diagnostics business of Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) in a deal worth up to $95 million.

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Deals Roundup, Hologic, Immucor Inc.

Former Medtronic CEO nets $8M in comp package during 2012

July 16, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Bill Hawkins at MD headquarters

Former Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) chairman & CEO received more than $8 million in total compensation for his final year at the medical device titan, including a severance payment of about $3.8 million.

Filed Under: News Well Tagged With: Immucor Inc., Personnel Moves

Moody’s estimates med-tech tax impact

March 9, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com med-tech tax coverage

The 2.3% tax on revenues slated to go into effect next year for medical device makers could top $650 million for the med-tech companies covered by Moody’s Investor Services, according to a report by the ratings agency.

The tax will help slow EBIDTA growth rates for the med-tech sector to between 1% and 4% over the next year to 18 months, according to Moody’s, with organic growth rates of between 2% and 3% during that period.

Filed Under: News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Baxter, becton dickinson, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Biomet, Boston Scientific, C.R. Bard, CareFusion Corp., Covidien, Dentsply Sirona, DJO Global, Hillrom, Hospira Inc., Immucor Inc., Kinetic Concepts Inc., stjudemedical, Stryker, Teleflex, Zimmer Biomet

Ex-Medtronic CEO Hawkins to chair new med-tech research center | Personnel Moves

March 2, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Bill Hawkins

Former Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Bill Hawkins will serve as the first chairman of a new private-public partnership aimed at improving development and testing of medical devices.

The partnership includes the Minnesota med-tech community, the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health and the University of Minnesota to establish a regulatory science center in the North Star State.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well Tagged With: CardioInsight Technologies Inc., Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), Hansen Medical Inc., HeartWare International Inc., Immucor Inc., integer, Medical Alley, Personnel Moves

Thoratec taps ex-Medtronic CEO Hawkins for board | Personnel Moves

December 16, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Hawkins

Cardiac device maker Thoratec Corp. (NSDQ:THOR) appointed former Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO William Hawkins to its board of directors.

The current Immucor Inc. (NSDQ:BLUD) CEO brings more than 30 years of med-tech experience with him to the Pleasanton, Calif.-based boardroom.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Structural Heart Tagged With: Bill Hawkins, Cellnovo, Covidien, Diversinet, GI Dynamics, Immucor Inc., Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Personnel Moves, Smith & Nephew, Thoratec Corp., Zonare Medical Systems Inc.

Stu Randle talks to MassDevice, Immucor taps Hawkins, FDA spurs innovation, Lasik docs, Covidien’s Thailand move, Medtronic in Puerto Rico, Med-tech starts overseas | MassDevice.com +7

October 8, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

Plus Seven

Say hello to MassDevice +7, a bite-sized view of the top seven med-tech stories of the week. This latest feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our seven biggest and most influential stories from the week’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.

If you read nothing else this weekend, make sure you’re still in the know with MassDevice +7.

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Tagged With: Covidien, GI Dynamics, Immucor Inc., Innovation, Personnel Moves

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