Extensive depth of experience comes with new leaders – Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Science and Strategy Officer
Impulse Dynamics plc, a global medical device company dedicated to improving the lives of people with heart failure, announced new leadership appointments:
- Noel Colón, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Peter Donato, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Paul Bae, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
- Anthony Hong, Chief Science and Strategy Officer (CSSO)
“We are pleased to add these proven leaders to the Impulse Dynamics executive team – which now has more than 175 collective years of experience and success building commercial stage medical companies,” said Jason Spees, Chief Executive Officer, Impulse Dynamics. “This team further strengthens the foundation for the next stage of the company, including strong future growth potential with the success of our proprietary CCM-D® HF System – combining our proprietary CCM® system (which improves the quality of life of heart failure patients) with an implantable defibrillator in a single device and procedure.”
“We have chosen to invest in these leadership roles to drive innovation and evidence generation, elevate performance, and achieve key milestones as we strive to revolutionize the treatment of heart failure.” said Shlomi Nachman, Chairman of the Board.
Noel Colón, COO, brings 33 years of medical device industry experience and a long history in the cardiac implantable business. He spent 15 years at Medtronic in various roles, including Senior Vice President, Research and Development, and Chief Quality Officer. Colón also spent 17 years at Boston Scientific (Guidant) CRM in leadership roles across manufacturing, development, and quality.
Peter Donato, CFO, was executive vice president and CFO of Zomedica prior to joining Impulse Dynamics. He brings 32 years of experience, including 20 years in public and private executive leadership roles, primarily in the life sciences industry. Donato was CFO of Standard Bariatrics, a start-up surgical device company purchased by Teleflex in late 2022. Donato also held CFO roles at Neuronetics, Assurex Health, Bovie Medical (now APYX), Iris International (formerly IRIS), and was the corporate controller at Cyberonics (now LIVN).
Paul Bae, CAO, brings decades of medical device leadership experience, including Abbott’s acquisition of St. Jude Medical, focused on legal, compliance and human resources (HR). Most recently, Bae served as Chief Legal Officer at Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. He also spent 14 years at St. Jude Medical, serving as Chief Human Resource Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and legal leadership roles through the acquisition by Abbott Labs.
Anthony Hong, CSSO, brings a successful 32-year track record in strategic planning and executing complex early- to late-stage programs in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. He has extensive experience utilizing clinical evidence to support coverage, payment, and inclusion in the guidelines. Most recently, Hong spent 13 years at Biosense Webster and Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions Group of J&J MedTech as VP of Global Strategic Marketing, VP of WW Preclinical & Clinical Research, Medical Affairs, and Biostats/Programming/Data Management, as well as global leadership roles in Health Economics and Regulatory Affairs.
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