MicroPort Orthopedics Adds Star Power

MicroPort Orthopedics, Inc. (MPO), recently established through MicroPort Scientific’s acquisition of Wright Medical’s OrthoRecon business, has added more star power to its management team. The new leader at the helm of the MPO management team is Ted Davis, CEO, who has led the OrthoRecon business for Wright Medical Technology, Inc. since 2012. Davis is leveraging the company’s 60 years of successes and its ability to attract seasoned additions, while retaining current leaders, in order to transform MPO into a global growth company.

Prior to assuming leadership of the OrthoRecon business, Davis led Wright’s Corporate Development and Research & Development functions, with responsibilities for the Business Development, Government Affairs, National Accounts, Reimbursement, Medical Education and Global Research & Development teams from 2010 through 2012.

Jason G. Jones, M.S., CCRP, Vice President of Clinical Affairs, brings over 20 years of experience in the clinical research industry. He specializes in innovative clinical development planning and clinical operations with advanced knowledge of FDA approval criteria. Jason has worked in the clinical departments of Zimmer Holdings, Inc., C.R. Bard, Inc., Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Smith & Nephew, Inc. He is adept at leveraging quality clinical evidence to drive product adoption through published peer-reviewed articles that not only report safety and efficacy but also include health economic deliverables which demonstrate hospital efficiency and/or cost effectiveness.

Ben Hutson, the new Vice President of Manufacturing has 25 years of medical device experience in operations, manufacturing and sterilization. Prior to joining MicroPort, Ben served as Executive Vice President of American Operations for 28 facilities for Sterigenics International, Inc.. As Group Director, Trauma Global Operations with Smith & Nephew, Ben was responsible for manufacturing and supply chain operations, supporting $600M in sales with operations in the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Malaysia.

Kamaal Anas, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, has over 18 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs (RA), Quality Assurance (QA) and Product Development for Drugs, Biologics and Medical Devices. Prior to joining MPO, Kamaal was Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). Prior to joining IAVI, Kamaal was the Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance for Meridian Life Science, Inc. In this capacity, he helped Meridian expand facilities, increase product offerings, improve quality systems, and collaborated with business development to increase business. Before joining Meridian, Kamaal held positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in Vice President of Technical Operations for Equi-Tox, Inc., a pharmaceutical company. Kamaal has also provided ad hoc Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance consulting services to the drug, biologic and medical device industries.

Don Hilliard, Sr. Director of Global Customer Experience has over 20 years of customer service experience, with 13 of those years being in the medical devices industry. Don has held various positions of increasing responsibility in customer service departments at General Electric Appliances and Smith & Nephew Orthopedics, most recently as the Director of Global Order Management. He has built world class service departments through benchmarking and hiring talented employees.

“Developing a world class clinical program, ensuring our customers have the best experience every time they call our customer service team, and managing the challenging global regulatory landscape are vital elements to our future success, ” said CEO Davis.