Healthcare / Medical Technology
- Senior Executive Management
2007 - maintenantProvides strategic direction and tactical implementation for sales and marketing initiatives.
Hire and supervise staff of direct reports and distributors for the International and the US market. Implement sales training program, manufacturing, sales and marketing direction. Assemble Board of Directors: raise capital in private equity investment.
Start-Up / EMcison Ltd, Imperial College of London, UK
- Chief Global Sales & Marketing
2005 - 2007Leader of innovative company targeting partnership for US and the International. Brought on board to direct all sales and marketing efforts worldwide for start-up medical device manufacturer, managing expense budget of $1 million-plus and supervising team of 6. Oversaw strategic and commercial marketing, sales and product training, and development of markets in the U.S. and the International. Executed business plan and hired independent collaborators to drive forward business development efforts. Led to an M & A with a major player of the medical device industry.
TissueLink Medical / Salientsurgical, INC,NH, USA
- Director Marketing International
2002 - 2005Hired to support the VP International in leading the company on the International, respectively EMEA and Asia. The primary objective was to establish visibility and credibility among the key opinion leaders in a highly specialized surgical field for a new technology from a small, previously unknown, US start-up company.
Managed 19 distributors, 3 country managers, 4 independent consultants and 2 EU sales managers for 2 divisions: Orthopedics and Surgical Oncology products
Johnson & Johnson Medical / Ethicon EndoSurgery
- Business Manager
1991 - 2001ONE OF THE LARGEST MEDICAL DEVICE SUPPLIER, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES) develops and markets advanced medical devices for minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.
Initially hired as Area Regional Manager and earned subsequent promotions to Sales Director and BD positions, respectively. Held full responsibility for all sales and marketing activities for Belux, as well as training new surgeons in the surgical techniques. Member of the European Business Development Group for new businesses and new product lines.
