2021 Revenues ($USD) : $714,800,000
2021 R&D spend : $34,900,000
2021 Number of Employees : 5,380
Fiscal Year End : 12/31/2020
Key People : Joseph Woody, CEO; Michael Greiner, SVP and CFO; Moji James, SVP and general counsel; David Ball, SVP, global supply chain and procurement; Lee Burnes, SVP, global R&D; Bill Haydon, SVP and GM, pain; Kerr Holbrook, SVP and GM, chronic care; Mizanu Kebede, SVP, global quality assurance and regulatory; Arjun Sarker, SVP, international; Michelle Scharfenberg, SVP, chief ethics and compliance officer.

About the company: Formerly known as Halyard Health, Avanos Medical was founded in 2014. The Alpharetta, Georgia–based company is led by CEO Joseph Woody, who joined in 2017. Avanos Medical, with its more than 5,000 employees, develops products across digestive and respiratory health, acute and chronic pain management and IV therapy, manufacturing and marketing brands in more than 90 countries. Among Avanos’ offerings is the Coolief radiofrequency system for treating osteoarthritis knee pain and the On-Q pain pump system for surgical site and regional anesthesia. The company also makes feeding tubes and devices for protecting against ventilator-associated events. –SW