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Orchestra BioMed Announces Appointment of Cardiovascular Device Industry Expert John Mack to Board of Directors
John Mack brings over 30 years of diverse medical device and healthcare technology experience to the Orchestra BioMed Board of Directors Most recently, Mr.
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[{"type":"text","content":"John Mack brings over 30 years of diverse medical device and healthcare technology experience to the Orchestra BioMed Board of Directors Most recently, Mr. Mack served as Medtronic’s President of Cardiac Surgery; Previous Medtronic roles include Vice President, Business Development, Strategy & Portfolio Management NEW HOPE, Pa., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OBIO, “Orchestra BioMed” or the “Company”), a biomedical company accelerating high-impact technologies to patients through risk-reward sharing partnerships, today announced the appointment of John Mack to its Board of Directors, effective as of July 29, 2024. Mr. Mack brings over 30 years of medical device, healthcare technology, and finance experience to the Company. Mr. Mack most recently served as President of Cardiac Surgery at Medtronic plc., where he successfully led the division to market leadership. During his tenure at Medtronic, he also served as Vice President & General Manager, Extracorporeal Therapies and Vice President, Business Development, Strategy & Portfolio Management where he led the business development operations for the coronary and structural heart business, a $3.2B global enterprise with over 12,000 employees. “John is an esteemed member of the medical device community, and we are confident his extensive operational and strategic experience and proven leadership will be tremendous assets to the Orchestra BioMed Board,” said David Hochman, Chairman and CEO of Orchestra BioMed. “John’s outstanding track record includes helping guide Medtronic to market leadership in structural cardiology and strengthening their market leading position in cardiac surgery. He has a deep understanding of critical cardiovascular therapy markets and the role that high-impact, novel therapeutic devices can play in growing and transforming these markets. We expect his strong, industry-wide relationships to help us identify avenues for growth. We look forward to achieving new milestones together and realizing key opportunities to leverage our partnership-enabled business model.” Mr. Mack commented, “I am honored to join Orchestra BioMed’s Board of Directors and enthusiastically support its mission to accelerate medical innovations and deliver life-changing therapies to patients. Having spent many years in the field, I have seen firs...