ABT - Leadership updates

Movie to feature cameos from youth who have overcome significant heart health challenges and are part of the Abbott HeartMates community as well as professional football player and HeartMates ambassador Damar Hamlin "The More the Merrier" is the first Hallmark movie ever to include cameos from real-life individuals who have overcome cardiovascular challengesCharacter in the movie was inspired by Abbott HeartMates member Zeke Mankins, who has established a friendship with Hamlin through Hamlin's ambassador role for the HeartMates communityMovie premieres on Hallmark Channel on Nov. 28, 2025, during Hallmark's Merry Thanksgiving Weekend during "Countdown to Christmas"ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Nov. 4,

This summer, Abbott and Real Madrid are hosting tryouts across the U.S. to form the 'Abbott Dream Team'Tryout attendees will learn about health and sports nutrition, encouraging them to promote healthy habits and an active lifestyle in their communitiesEleven selected players will travel to Madrid, train at Real Madrid's world-class facilities, and be instructed by Real Madrid coachesAmerican soccer icon Clint Dempsey will mentor the athletes throughout their journeyABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today the creation of the inaugural 'Abbott Dream Team.' The program will seek out talented soccer players from across the United States and give them a o

Cagent Vascular, Inc., the exclusive developer of serration technology for vessel dilation in endovascular interventions, today announced the appointment of Paul Wilson as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). In this role, Mr. Wilson will lead the company's commercial strategy, overseeing sales, marketing, clinical programming, and business development initiatives. His leadership will help expand awareness, accelerate growth, and strengthen market positioning of Cagent Vascular's proprietary serration balloon technology. Mr. Wilson brings many years of experience in the medical device industry, having held senior commercial leadership positions at Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) and Abbott (NYSE:ABT). With

LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, today announced that Natalia Kozmina is joining the Company as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective January 14. Kozmina will lead global human resources, serve on the Executive Leadership Team, and report to Vladimir Makatsaria, Chief Executive Officer. "Natalia has a deep background in the medtech and life sciences sectors and is a proven enterprise and executive leader in human resources management," Makatsaria said. "I look forward to collaborating with Natalia to further strengthen our organizational culture and build a thriving environment at LivaNova." Kozmina most recently served as Executive Vice

MIAMI, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InspireMD, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention Stent System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke, today announced the appointment of accomplished medical technology executive Scott R. Ward to its Board of Directors. Mr. Ward most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Abbott (NYSE:ABT) in April 2023. Paul Stuka, Chairman of the Board of InspireMD, stated, "We are extremely fortunate to add Scott to what I consider to be a world-class Board of Directors. With his extensive operational experience and track record in the cardiovascular space, his

PITTSBURGH, March 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Krystal Biotech, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:KRYS) a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing genetic medicines for patients with rare diseases, today announced the appointment of Catherine Mazzacco to its Board of Directors. "I am pleased to welcome Catherine to our Board of Directors at this crucial next stage of Krystal's evolution," said Krish S. Krishnan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Krystal Biotech, Inc. "As a seasoned executive with extensive valuable pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry experience, I look forward to Catherine's involvement and assistance in guiding our strategic objectives." "A

Westport, CT, March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:BSGM) ("BioSig" or the "Company"), a medical technology company commercializing an innovative signal processing platform designed to improve signal fidelity and uncover the full range of ECG and intra-cardiac signals, today announced the appointment of John Sieckhaus as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Sieckhaus brings to the Company 30 years in the healthcare industry, including 21 years at St. Jude Medical and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT). During his tenure with St. Jude Medical, Mr. Sieckhaus held commercial leadership positions of rising responsibility, including U.S. National Sales Leader, Senior Vice P

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ACELYRIN, INC., a biopharma company focused on providing patients life-changing new treatment options by identifying, acquiring, and accelerating development and commercialization of promising drug candidates, today announced the appointment of Melanie Gloria, BSN, as the company's chief operating officer (COO). In this role, Ms. Gloria will oversee business operations across the company. A former oncology nurse, Ms. Gloria has two decades' experience in the biotechnology industry having led a variety of research and development (R&D

NEWARK, Del. and NANJING, China, Jan. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Biosion, Inc. ("Biosion"), a global clinical stage biotechnology company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Anthony Yeh to the position of Chief Strategy Officer and Head of China business development (BD), where he will lead corporate strategy, China BD, and capital fundraising. He will report to Dr. Mingjiu Chen, Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Prior to joining Biosion, Dr. Yeh was most recently Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy, Investor Relations and Capital Market at CStone Pharmaceuticals (HKSE:2616). "We are pleased to welcome Anthony to Biosion as we continue to expand globally and strengthen our executive le

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced that its Board of Directors has elected Chief Executive Officer Robert B. Ford as Chairman of the Board, effective today. Miles D. White, executive chairman and former CEO, will step down from the Abbott Board effective today and will retire after a remarkable 38-year career with the Company. "We're grateful for Miles' leadership and his exceptional work to transform Abbott into the leading health technology company that it is today," said William A. Osborn, lead director and chair of the Nominations and Governance committee. "Robert has continued to strengthen Abbott's position by advancing our industry-leading pip

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBSE) ("NeuBase" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company accelerating the genetic revolution using a new class of synthetic medicines, today announced the appointment of Curt Bradshaw, Ph.D., as its new Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Bradshaw is a proven drug developer in the field of precision genetic medicines, coming to NeuBase from his most recent role as Chief Scientific Officer at Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. In his new role, Dr. Bradshaw will be responsible for leading and expanding NeuBase’s PATrOL-enabled anti-gene pipeline and will serve as a key member of its executive management team. “