Boston Scientific’s market capitalization has grown nearly 10 times larger since Mike Mahoney joined as CEO in 2011. He shared key insights about corporate strategy at DeviceTalks Boston in May. Boston Scientific is one of the bright spots as the medical device industry goes through a rough patch. It’s more expensive to run a business, […]
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10 leading pharma executives you need to know
Given the complexity of the pharmaceutical business, it can be challenging to gauge the performance of any chief executive in the space. That said, CEOs’ annualized return over tenure as CEO over their term can hint at performance. In addition, rating sites like Glassdoor also indicate CEOs’ popularity. Here, we parsed a range of metrics, […]
9 lessons in crisis management from Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo
Decades of corporate leadership helped him address the challenges that 2020 wrought. The past year presented extraordinary leadership challenges for CEOs. First came the COVID-19 pandemic, then social unrest following the killing of George Floyd, and finally a contentious election that tore at the political connective tissue of the nation. The year may have been […]
5 lessons advanced manufacturing presidents learned from their dads
Working with your father isn’t always something you grow up thinking you are going to do. And sometimes taking over your dad’s advanced manufacturing company wasn’t always the plan either. Dennis Tully, current president of MTD Micro Molding (Charlton, Mass.), was involved with the contract manufacturer from his high school days. He cleaned the machines […]
3 enduring leadership lessons to boost your medtech success
Brian Johnson, Publisher This one is for the caffeine-addled world-changers out there, who consume leadership memes on Linkedin for breakfast, searching for inspiration with the same passion as a bigfoot truther. For the past 6 years, I’ve interviewed the most successful men and women in the medical device industry at DeviceTalks, a conference I founded […]