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CMR Surgical has a new chief commercial officer

Massimiliano Colella. [Image courtesy of CMR Surgical]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 experience in the medical device industry and a senior leadership background in the hospital providers sector. His appointment comes as CMR Surgical accelerates its commercial installations of the Versius surgical robot.

Versius is a small-scale system with collaborative arms and bedside units for direct patient access. It also features freedom of port placement to best suit the needs of each patient. CMR Surgical designed Versius to enable surgeons to perform more minimal access surgery. Its minimally invasive approach assists …

AdvaMed picks GE HealthCare CEO Peter Arduini as new chair, forms medical imaging division

Peter Arduini is now the chair of the AdvaMed board of directors. [Photo courtesy of GE HealthCare]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 than a year into a two-year term.

“The timing of Peter Arduini’s election as our new chair couldn’t be better,” AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker said in a news release. “His leadership of GE HealthCare, a global leader in medical imaging, pharmaceutical diagnostics and digital solutions, will provide strategic insight and direction to AdvaMed as we work to ensure an aligned and inclusive focus across companies in every sector of medtech.”

As the medtech advocacy organization named Arduini to lead…

The biggest medtech personnel moves of 2023

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Worldwide Chair Tim Schmid [Photo courtesy of Johnson & Johnson]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, Tim Schmid, gets settled into his new role.

Schmid, a 30-year J&J vet who was most recently company group chair of J&J MedTech Asia Pacific, said he’s “committed to building even further on the progress we’ve already made.”

“While I recognize that we have more work to do, I’m focused on further advancing our impact and our competitiveness,” he said this month. “Our goal is clear. It is to be No. 1 or No. 2 in every market that we compete.”

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Hologic promotes from within to fill COO spot

Essex Mitchell. [Image from Hologic]Hologic (NYSE: HOLX) + 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 brings almost 20 years of medical device and pharmaceutical experience to the COO spot at Hologic.

From September 2006 to September 2017, he held various commercial roles of increasing responsibility at Stryker. Mitchell led Stryker’s sales and marketing efforts across multiple divisions during his tenure. Prior to his medtech career, Mitchell played professional football in both the National and Canadian Football leagues.

In connection with his promotion, the Hologic board approved an increase in Mitchell’s base…

Distalmotion has a new CEO

New CEO Greg Roche. [Image courtesy of Distalmotion]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 growth.

“We are incredibly proud to welcome Greg to Distalmotion’s leadership team,” said Rick Anderson, Distalmotion board chair. “Greg’s global experience in the space, proven U.S. launch track record and depth of understanding of our market segment is an extraordinary fit and sets the company up for a very exciting future.”

Roche joins Distalmotion with more than 20 years of commercial and executive experience in the medtech industry. His background spans laparoscopic surgery, endoscopic visualization and surgical robotics. Most recently, Roche served as CEO of…

Caldera Medical appoints new CFO

[Image courtesy of John Pitstick’s LinkedIn]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 client base and contributing to several IPOs. Most recently, he was CFO of Dyve Biosciences. He has also served as CFO of Seven Lakes Technologies and Conversant.

As CFO of Caldera Medical, Pitstick’s experience in leading mergers and acquisitions will be pivotal, the company said. His experience includes overseeing transactions exceeding $3 billion and has successfully raised over $1 billion in financing. Caldera has ambitious expansion plans, including strategic acuqisionts to enhance the company’s portfolio and market presence,…

Orthofix has a new CEO

LimaCorporate CEO Massimo Calafiore

Orthofix Medical (Nasdaq: OFIX) + 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 company also expects him to join its board of directors.

Calafiore’s appointment comes following a major upheaval at Orthofix earlier this year. After the company opened the year with a massive merger with SeaSpine, in September, it terminated a trio of executives with cause. The company cut ties with CEO Keith Valentine, CFO John Bostjancic and chief legal officer Patrick Keran following an investigation.

An independent outside legal counsel conducted the investigation and Orthofix’s independent direc…

BD hires new chief medical officer from 3M Health Care

Dr. Ron Silverman is the next chief medical officer of Becton, Dickinson & Co. [Photo courtesy of BD]Becton, Dickinson & Co. (NYSE: BDX) + 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 officer since 2021. He will lead BD’s medical affairs organization across BD’s business units, regions and central team.

Franklin Lakes, New Jersey-based BD said Silverman “will use medical insights and expertise to advance BD’s pipeline of clinically relevant, innovative solutions that align with evolving patient needs, while also contributing to the safety and compliance of BD’s in-market portfolio of products.”

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Neptune Medical brings on Intuitive co-founder as its board chair

Neptune Medical, the parent company of Triton Medical Robotics, has appointed a new board chair — and he’s well-known in surgical robotics.

Dr. Fred Moll co-founded surgical robotics pioneer Intuitive in 1995. In recent years, he led robotic surgery developer Auris Health to its $3.4 billion sale to Johnson & Johnson in 2019. He’s presently a managing partner at healthcare technology venture capital firm Sonder Capital — and is board chair at Procept BioRobotics and Moon Surgical. He’s also a board member at Shockwave Medical.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Fred Moll as the chairman of the board at Neptune Medical,” Alex Tilson, the company’s founder and CEO, said in a news release. “His unparalleled experience in the medical technology sector will be invaluable as we continue to grow and advance our mission of transforming healthcare with innovative products.”

Dr. Fred Moll [Image courtesy of Neptune Med…

NeuroOne picks former Cardiovascular Systems VP as new COO

NeuroOne Medical Technologies (Nasdaq:NMTC) announced that it appointed Christopher R. Volker as its chief operating officer (COO).

Volker joins the Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based neurotech company from Abbott. He previously served as VP and GM of international at Cardiovascular Systems (CSI), which Abbott acquired earlier this year.

“Chris’ appointment further strengthens our executive leadership team and deepens our capabilities as we build for future commercial growth and expansion into other clinical applications,” said NeuroOne CEO Dave Rosa. “We are excited to benefit from his broad experience in business development, commercial expansion, finance and health economics, and reimbursement.”

NeuroOne commercially launched its Evo sEEG electrode line in the U.S. earlier this year. The electrodes provide up to 30 days of recording, monitoring and stimulation of electrical signals at the subsurface level of the brain.

The company is als…

Inogen has a new CEO

Kevin Smith [Image courtesy of Smith’s LinkedIn profile]Inogen (Nasdaq: INGN), which specializes in respiratory products for homecare, announced a change in the corner office today.

The company’s board of directors has named Kevin Smith as Inogen’s new president and CEO, effective immediately. Smith succeeds Nabil Shabshab, who started as CEO in 2021.

Smith has over two decades of experience in the medical device sector, including in respiratory care and durable medical equipment. His most recent role was CEO at Sirtex Medical, a manufacturer of interventional treatment solutions. He’s held senior roles at Sensium Healthcare, Teleflex, Hillrom Holdings and Zoll Medical.

“We believe we have tremendous opportunities to scale our business, drive operational efficiencies and accelerate our growth trajectory, and the board believes it is the right time for new leadership to improve performance and support Inogen’s next phase of its journe…

ResMed has a new operating model following recent layoffs

ResMed (NYSE: RMD) + announced that it’s implementing a new operating model to accelerate long-term growth.

San Diego-based ResMed’s operational shift follows a recent restructuring effort that included a 5% workforce reduction. The new operating model introduces dedicated leadership in product, revenue and marketing to the company’s executive team. It includes a series of executive moves within the company’s leadership team.

Justin Leong, previously ResMed’s president for Asia and Latin America, takes over as the new chief product officer. The company selected its president in Germany, Katrin Pucknat, as its chief marketing officer. Mike Fliss, previously VP of North America sales, assumes the post of chief revenue officer.

These moves aim to increase the velocity of product development and sharpen customer and brand focus, according to a news release. The sleep respiratory technol…