Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that it appointed Dr. Matthew Kroh as chief medical officer for Advanced and General Surgical Technologies. The medtech giant said Kroh’s appointment underscores its commitment to advancing surgical innovation and improving patient outcomes. Kroh, a board-certified surgeon, brings fellowship training in advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgery and surgical endoscopy. He offers […]
Personnel Moves
Electromed appoints VP of marketing
Electromed today announced it appointed Peter Horwich as VP of marketing. “We are excited to have Peter Horwich join our team at a time of business growth, where we can leverage his talents for further market expansion,” said Jim Cunniff, Chief Executive Officer. “The Vice President, Marketing is a strategic role for Electromed that will […]
Gradient adds former Edwards exec to board as FDA approves trial expansion
Gradient Denervation Technologies announced today that it appointed medical device entrepreneur and executive Stanton Rowe to its board. Paris-based Gradient also said the FDA approved an expansion of its early feasibility study of its hypertension treatment. The company develops a minimally invasive, ultrasound-based catheter device for treating pulmonary hypertension (PH) with associated heart failure. The […]
Former Medtronic president to become board chair at Onward Medical
Onward Medical announced today that it appointed long-time Medtronic executive Rob ten Hoedt as the new chair of its board of directors. The Eindhoven, The Netherlands-based spinal cord stimulation technology developer plans for ten Hoedt to become chair at year-end. This follows the planned retirement of Jan Ohrstrom, current director and chair, after eight years. […]
Masimo adds two new board members following Politan victory
Masimo announced today that it appointed Timothy Scannell and Wendy Lane to its board of directors. The appointments go into effect immediately, expanding Masimo’s board to eight directors. Last month, Masimo founder and CEO Joe Kiani resigned after activist investor Politan Capital Management ousted him as board chair. Kiani said before the vote that he […]
Intuitive executive leaves for Occam Labs, incubator for surgical robotics startup Capstan Medical
Intuitive Surgical VP, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations Brian King has left the surgical robotics developer to join Occam Labs as VP and head of finance. Occam Labs is the medical device incubator that hatched Capstan Medical, the surgical robotics startup for structural heart led by former Intuitive veterans Dan Wallace and Maggie Nixon. […]
HeartBeam has a new CEO ahead of U.S. commercialization
HeartBeam (Nasdaq:BEAT) announced today that it appointed Robert Eno as its new CEO, effective Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Eno, who joined HeartBeam as president in January 2023, takes over as part of a long-planned transition. Founder and CEO Branislav Vajdic intends to shift into the role of president following Eno’s move to the corner office. […]
CorFlow makes first U.S. hire with former Edwards, Abiomed leader
CorFlow Therapeutics today announced that it named Reggie Walton as its head of U.S. clinical operations. The appointment of Walton marks the first U.S. hire for the Switzerland-based maker of a novel diagnostic and drug delivery platform. It comes at a critical time for the company, which just last month brought in $48.5 million to […]
Former Bigfoot Biomedical CEO takes corner office at AI medtech company Q-Bio
Former Bigfoot Biomedical CEO Jeffrey Brewer announced on LinkedIn that he started a new role as CEO at Q-Bio. “I’m happy to share that I’ve started a new position as Chief Executive Officer at Q Bio!” Brewer wrote on the social media site. Q-Bio’s website says the company operates “at the intersection of AI, physics […]
BioAffinity Technologies names new CFO
BioAffinity Technologies today announced it appointed J. Michael Edwards as chief financial officer. Edwards became interim CFO in September following Michael Dougherty’s resignation to take on a CFO role in the Pacific Northwest energy industry. He previously served as BioAffinity’s consulting CFO from 2014 to 2023 and oversaw the company’s initial public offering in 2022. […]
Solventum picks a surgeon as its new chief medical officer
Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) announced today that it named Dr. Ryan Egeland as its chief medical officer (CMO). St. Paul, Minnesota-based Solventum — the 3M Healthcare spinoff — made Egeland responsible for leading its global medical and clinical affairs team. In his role as CMO, Egeland aims to foster industry collaboration and identify innovation and market expansion […]
