LivaNova PLC’s twin-continent Investor Day road show in September was an illustration of how far the UK-registered company has come in a short time. And how much it has changed under the leadership of former Danaher executive Damien McDonald. With the backing of a supportive board, McDonald, whose CV includes a range of top medtech jobs in a 25-year industry career, has put in place strategic business and key staff changes that are designed to give a strong sense of certainty to health-care sector stakeholders and shareholders.
“Certainty” is a big word in the McDonald corporate vocabulary, as analysts and investors at the London leg of the...