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As the medical device industry rapidly expands, so does the need for executive leadership. Recently, several top executives have made moves within the industry. Some have taken new positions at other companies, while others have started their own businesses. Here’s a look at who’s been making headlines lately.
JD Simpson has over 20 years of experience building first-in-class commercial organizations for early-stage medical device companies launching disruptive technologies. Additionally, JD brings a wealth of senior executive experience executing strategic partnerships, institutional financings, new product development, and cross functional department management.
Thierry Piéton will be responsible for leading the Medtronic global finance organization and key supporting functions, including Treasury, Controller, Tax, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, and Business Development.
In his new role, Dr. Mason will collaborate with the WorldQuant Foundry ecosystem of entrepreneurs and data scientists in an effort to identify and develop transformative opportunities in the healthcare sector.
“The expertise Chris Freeman brings in leading large-scale commercialization strategies is unparalleled,” said Dr Marcel Gehrung, Cyted Health’s CEO and Co-Founder. “Cyted Health’s transformative technology is already modernising diagnostic pathways across the UK. Chris’ insights will be instrumental as we pursue significant opportunities ahead of us in the US and globally.”
Kevin Hykes is an accomplished medical device industry executive with 30 years’ experience commercializing novel therapies on a global basis. Kevin is currently the President and CEO of Augmedics, a pioneer in augmented reality surgical navigation. Prior to joining Augmedics, Kevin was President and CEO of Bardy Diagnostics, which was acquired by Hillrom in August of 2021.
Alan Raffauf comes to Widex from Oticon Medical, where since 2009 he served as Vice President of Marketing with responsibility for the go-to-market readiness and lifecycle management of bone-anchored hearing products and cochlear implants for the United States and Canada.
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