NSF International has appointed Patricia Serpa to the position of director, lead auditor and expert trainer for medical device regulatory certification. Serpa will serve as an expert on medical devices and will perform quality management systems certifications. She joins NSF International with 10 years of experience in the international medical device and pharmaceutical regulatory field.
NSF International appoints Patricia Serpa to new medical devices certification role
April 12, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Tobias Kuehnle named managing director of Trumpf Canada
January 16, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Tobias Kuehnle will become the managing director of Trumpf Canada, effective April 1. Kuehnle succeeds Stefan Fickenscher, who became the sales director of the machine tool division in the U.S. at Trumpf starting on Jan. 1. Fickenscher will be interim managing director of Trumpf Canada until Kuehnle takes over. Kuehnle joined Trumpf in 2006, starting out in
Qosina promotes Scott Herskovitz to CEO spot
January 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Qosina (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) has promoted Scott Herskovitz to president and CEO of the company – a global supplier of single-use components to the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Herskovitz was previously VP of sales and marketing at the company. Scott Herskovitz takes over Qosina from his dad Stuart Herskovitz, who remains board chairman. “I am very excited about
Teknor Apex veteran Robert Brookman dies
January 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Robert Brookman – a vinyl compounding industry expert with 50 years of experience – died last November at the age of 83, according to Teknor Apex Co. (Pawtucket, R.I.), where Brookman was most recently VP of business development. Brookman joined Teknor Apex about 20 years ago after holding executive positions with other compounding companies, with a focus
Tekni-Plex appoints new chief operating officer
November 13, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Tekni-Plex (Wayne, Pa.) announced that it has promoted Glenn Fish to chief operating officer, effective immediately. Fish previously served as the company’s chief financial officer and executive vice president. Over the three years that Fish has been with the company, Tekni-Plex has had consistent year-on-year quarterly earnings growth and has also completed six acquisitions. He was
Microsoft has a new digital health research initiative in the U.K.
September 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Microsoft has tapped a top British health data researcher to head a new healthcare research initiative at its Cambridge research lab. Iain Buchan is presently a clinical professor of public health informatics at the University of Manchester – and director of the Health eResearch Centre, which is part of the U.K.’s Medical Research Council. Buchan will become
Millstone Medical appoints new CEO
September 13, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Millstone Medical (Fall River, Mass.) announced that it has appointed Karl Neuberger as CEO, effective immediately. Neuberger began his career at Millstone as VP of operations at Millstone’s Olive Branch, Miss. loaner kit and distribution center and more recently served as chief operating officer for the company. Prior to his arrival at Millstone, Neuberger held
Graham Engineering announces new process engineer
September 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Graham Engineering has announced that it has appointed Brad Lovelace as its new process engineer. Lovelace will be a part of the process technology team at the company and will be responsible for technical and customer support like product development, product and system testing. “Brad brings a demonstrated track record of medical extrusion operations and
Victrex announces new CEO
September 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Victrex announced that it has appointed Jakob Sigurdsson as CEO-designate; he will gain the full title of CEO on Oct. 1. He is preceded by Dave Hummel who is retiring after 24 years as CEO. Victrex makes high-performance polyaryletherketone (PAEK) as well as selected parts for gears and dental discs. It hopes to execute growth
Gerresheimer gets new CEO
September 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Gerresheimer (Düsseldorf, Germany) recently announced that Christian Fischer is its new CEO, effective September 1. Fischer succeeds Uwe Röhrhoff, 55, who left the company as of Aug. 31. Fischer joined Gerresheimer’s management board as a regular member on Aug. 1; he was previously president of performance chemicals at BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany, where he spent 24 years. “The supervisory
Peter Hahn appointed new business area president at Trelleborg Group
September 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Peter Hahn has been appointed new Business Area President of Trelleborg Sealing Solutions as of January 1, 2018. He succeeds Claus Barsøe and will like his predecessor be a member of Group Management. Claus Barsøe will become EVP within Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, focusing on the transition to the new president and future business development. Peter […]
Novartis CEO departs, leaving corner office to Harvard doc
September 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Novartis‘ (NYSE:NVS) chief executive Joseph Jimenez is slated to leave his post next February, the drugmaker reported over the weekend. The CEO’s surprise departure leaves the corner office to Dr. Vasant Narasimhan, who currently serves as the company’s CMO and global head of drug development. The move comes just days after Novartis won FDA approval for […]
Brooks Stevens announces new president
August 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Brooks Stevens (Milwaukee, Wis.) recently announced that it has named Mike Roberts as its new president, effective immediately. Roberts has over 30 years of product development and design automation experience. He will now be responsible for Brooks Stevens’ transformation into a stronger and technology-driven product design and development company. Roberts will also be responsible for
Orchid Design hires new engineering director
July 31, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Surgical device designer Orchid Design has a new engineering director for its Shelton, Conn., design center. Brandon Beckendorf will oversee the development of orthopedic and spine products for Orchid’s customers, Orchid announced July 25. Beckendorf was most recently director of engineering at OsteoMed, where he introduced lean product development, DFx, concurrent engineering and other processes
Integer interim CEO gets ‘interim’ removed from title
July 17, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Medical device contract manufacturing giant Integer Holdings Co. said today that interim CEO Joseph Dziedzic will take over the company for good. Dziedzic is a former Integer board member who took over in March after Thomas Hook stepped down from the top spot. He’s entered into a new three-year employment agreement with the Frisco, Texas–based
