Heiko Specht [Image courtesy of Heraeus Medevio]
Heraeus Medevio announced that it appointed Heiko Specht to take over as president of the company from Dr. Peter Reimer.
The appointment went into effect on July 1. Specht has held a number of roles at the contract development manufacturing organization since joining in 2000.
His roles include a number of R&D and business leadership positions. Most recently, as chief commercial leader, he oversaw Heraeus product and portfolio management sales and marketing. That included responsibility for the overall business strategy.
As president, Specth will utilize his experience in strategic leadership, growing market share and continuous improvement at Heraeus.
“Heiko’s experience and success in so many areas of our business gives me every confidence he will lead Heraeus Medevio in continuing to achieve double-digit growth each year,” said Reimer. “Heiko is a great people leader who helped build our current strategy, and I know he is the right person to lead the company in its journey.”
Reimer, in turn, joined Heraeus Holding as a member of the Heraeus Group Management Committee on July 1. In this role, he helps to develop medical technology companies to maximize value creation through ecosystem building and M&A target identification.
“Our goals are two-fold: continue Heraeus Medevio’s outstanding growth and expand our broader market presence in healthcare,” said Jan Rinnert, Heraeus Group CEO and chair. “Peter’s success at Medevio makes him the perfect strategic leader to help our healthcare businesses grow and thrive. And throughout Heiko’s tenure, customers, employees and partners alike have gotten to know his unmatched commitment to med-tech innovation, excellence and, most importantly, better outcomes for patients.”