Merit Medical Systems (Nasdaq:MMSI) announced that Fred Lampropoulos, its founder, CEO and president, intends to retire in two years. The company outlined its ongoing CEO succession plan process with an amended and restated employment agreement. Lampropoulos intends to continue to serve as president and CEO through Dec. 31, 2025. To carry out its CEO succession […]
Personnel Moves
Former J&J MedTech head Ashley McEvoy takes board role at consumer goods giant
Less than two months after announcing her departure from Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Ashley McEvoy has taken on a role on the board of Procter & Gamble. In October, the former EVP and worldwide chair at J&J MedTech announced her intention to leave the world’s second-largest medical device manufacturer. Tim Schmid took over the position […]
BCI maker Synchron adds former Dexcom CEO to its board
Brain-computer interface (BCI) developer Synchron announced today that it appointed medtech veteran Andy Rasdal to its board of directors. Rasdal brings more than 30 years of experience in developing and commercializing novel medical devices. He previously served as CEO of Dexcom, a leader in the continuous glucose monitor (CGM) space. There, he led the company […]
CMR Surgical has a new chief commercial officer
Surgical robot technology developer CMR Surgical announced today that it named Massimiliano Colella as its chief commercial officer (CCO). In the new role, Colella oversees the commercial and marketing operations at the Cambridge, UK-based company. It marks another C-suite appointment for CMR Surgical, which earlier this year appointed Supratim Bose as its new CEO. Colella offers […]
AdvaMed picks GE HealthCare CEO Peter Arduini as new chair, forms medical imaging division
AdvaMed today announced the appointment of GE HealthCare CEO Peter Arduini as its board chair as it establishes a medical imaging division. Arduini takes over the board chair spot from former Johnson & Johnson MedTech head Ashley McEvoy. McEvoy resigned from her position at J&J in October and subsequently stepped down as AdvaMed chair less […]
The biggest medtech personnel moves of 2023
The leadership change at Johnson & Johnson MedTech will go down as the year’s biggest personnel move in medtech, barring a December surprise. In October, J&J EVP and J&J MedTech Worldwide Chair Ashley McEvoy announced her resignation from the world’s second-largest device manufacturer. She’s staying on into the first quarter of 2024 while her successor, […]
Hologic promotes from within to fill COO spot
Hologic announced that it promoted Essex Mitchell to the role of chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Mitchell, 44, originally joined Hologic in September 2017 as VP of sales and commercial excellence for the GYN surgical decision. He currently serves as president of GYN surgical solutions, a post he assumed in August 2020. Mitchell […]
Distalmotion has a new CEO
Distalmotion announced that it appointed Greg Roche as its CEO as the company looks to continue commercial expansion for its surgical robot. The company also named Roche to its board of directors. In his role, Roche will lead U.S. and European expansion initiatives for the Dexter surgical robot, helping with the next phase of Distalmotion’s […]
Caldera Medical appoints new CFO
Caldera Medical this week announced it appointed John Pitstick as chief financial officer and executive VP of corporate development. The company said the appointment will allow it to focus on advancing Caldera’s position in the women’s health sector with M&A activity during rapid expansion. Pitstick began his career at Ernst & Young managing a global […]
Orthofix has a new CEO
Orthofix Medical announced today that it named Massimo Calafiore as its new president and CEO. Lewisville, Texas-based Orthofix expects the appointment of Calafiore to go into effect in early 2024. He currently serves as CEO of LimaCorporate and will take over the corner office at Orthofix following the completion of Lima’s acquisition by Enovis. The […]
BD hires new chief medical officer from 3M Health Care
Becton, Dickinson & Co. today named Dr. Ronald “Ron” Silverman as EVP and chief medical officer. He replaces BD Chief Medical Officer Dr. William Sigmund, who announced plans to retire from BD earlier this year. The change takes effect Dec. 4, 2023. Silverman comes from 3M Health Care, where he served as SVP and chief medical […]