Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) outgoing CEO Omar Ishrak said on the company’s latest earnings call that his successor Geoff Martha is poised to prosper in the role, having already taken over as president and being given a seat on the board this month. The Fridley, Minn.–based company announced in August that Martha would take over for Ishrak, who […]
Minnetronix Medical picks president Jeremy Maniak as new CEO
Minnetronix Medical (St. Paul, Minn.) said today that current president Jeremy Maniak will take over as the company’s CEO in February 2020. The nine-year veteran of Minnetronix is slated to succeed the company’s founder Richard Nazarian. Nazarian founded Minnetronix in 1996 along with 3M veterans Dirk Smith and Jon Pierce, growing the medical device contract […]
Orthofix taps former Biomet, Medtronic executive as new CEO
Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) has appointed Jon Serbousek — a 30-year veteran of the medical device and biotech industries — as its new president and CEO. The Lewisville, Texas–based orthopedic device company announced the appointment on Nov. 1, saying it was effective immediately. Serbousek takes over for Brad Mason, who previously announced his plan to retire. Mason will […]
ShiraTronics raises $33m Series A for migraine neuromod program
ShiraTronics said yesterday that it completed a $33 million Series A financing round for the migraine headache neuromodulation treatment it’s developing and announced the appointment of Lynn Elliott as president & CEO. Elliott is a three-decade veteran of the industry, having previously worked at Guidant, Boston Scientific and Spinal Modulation before assuming his new role […]
Clarify Medical raises $18m Series A round
Clarify Medical said today that it closed a Series A financing round worth $18 million for its therapy system for patients with chronic skin conditions. H.I.G. BioHealth Partners, 7wire Ventures, SV Health Investors and Bluestem Capital participated in the funding round, which adds to a $1 million round Clarify picked up in July 2018. The […]
Smith & Nephew taps ex-Roche chief Diggelman for CEO | Personnel Moves, October 21, 2019
Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) today named former Roche (PINK:RHHBY) chief Roland Diggelmann to replace Namal Nawana next month. Nawana, named to succeed Olivier Bohuon last year, is stepping down effective Nov. 1 “to pursue other opportunities outside of the U.K.,” the London-based healthcare giant said. Nawana is slated to stay on until Dec. 31 to […]
TransEnterix modifies AutoLap sale
TransEnterix (NYSE:TRXC) said yesterday that it agreed to amend a previously announced sale agreement with Great Belief International for the AutoLap system. On July 10, Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based TransEnterix announced that it dealt the AutoLap assets it had acquired in October 2018 along with Medical Surgery Technologies to Great Belief International for $47 million. This week, […]
Nelipak names Roger Prevot CEO | Personnel Moves, Oct. 16, 2019
Nelipak Corp. said last week that Roger Prevot will take over as CEO, following the retirement of current CEO Michael Kelly. Kelly was in charge when private equity giant Kohlberg bought Nelipak for an undisclosed amount July 2. Kelly is retiring after overseeing the deal and positioning the company for the next phase of its […]
Report: M.D. Anderson CMO Hahn tapped to lead FDA | Personnel Moves, Oct. 2, 2019
The chief medical officer at Houston’s M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Stephen Hahn, is reportedly set to be nominated as the next commissioner at the FDA, supplanting other candidates including acting commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless. Sharpless, who led the National Cancer Institute until taking on the acting commissioner role in March, succeeded Dr. Scott Gottlieb in […]
Becton Dickinson to promote COO Polen to replace Forlenza as CEO
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) today revealed a succession plan that will see longtime insider and COO Thomas Polen take over from CEO Vincent Forlenza early next year. Forlenza, who was named CEO in July 2011, is slated to stay on as chairman after he leaves the corner office Jan. 28, 2020, after 39 years with the Franklin […]
Dexcom adds COO to CFO Blackford’s title | Personnel Moves, September 19, 2019
Dexcom (NSDQ:DXCM) this week added the COO role to CFO Quentin Blackford’s title. Blackford is now in charge of Dexcom’s global supply chain, manufacturing operations and expansion into new markets, the San Diego-based company said. He’s been CFO of the continuous glucose monitor maker since 2017, when he left the chief finance spot at NuVasive (NSDQ:NUVA). […]
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