"Quite sudden" and "a bit humbling." These are just some of the words that incoming LivaNova PLC CEO Damien McDonald uses to describe his rapid elevation to the position of head of the group – and on this particular occasion he was addressing investors at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference in London last November, ahead of his official installation as CEO on January 1, 2017.
McDonald had been drafted in from Danaher Corp. as chief operating officer of the NASDAQ-listed company in early October 2016 (LivaNova cancelled its London listing with effect from April...
Ballester had been the CEO of Sorin Group SPA from 2007 to 2015, and of LivaNova thereafter. "André-Michel has done a great job in getting the company to where...