Globus Medical Appoints Eric Ian Schwartz as Senior Vice President and General Counsel
May 10 2016 - 4:15PM
Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant
manufacturer, today announced it appointed Eric Ian Schwartz as its
Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective April 28, 2016.
Mr. Schwartz brings to Globus over 20 years of legal experience
and has served as General Counsel of several public and private
medical device and healthcare services companies. Most
recently, Eric was a Member in the corporate practice of Cozen
O’Connor, a law firm based in Philadelphia. Before joining
Cozen O’Connor, Mr. Schwartz spent two years as Chief Operating
Officer of CardioVIP, Inc., a venture-backed health care services
company based in Sugar Land, Texas. He previously served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of ERT, Inc., a
Philadelphia-based provider of medical devices and research
services to the biopharmaceutical industry. Prior to ERT, Mr.
Schwartz spent 5 years at Johnson & Johnson, serving as
Assistant General Counsel and supporting several businesses within
the company’s medical devices division, including Animas and
Ethicon Biosurgery. He had been Vice President and General
Counsel of Animas prior to its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson
in 2006. Eric began his legal career as an associate at the
law firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in New York
and Dechert LLP in Philadelphia. Mr. Schwartz received his
B.A. and J.D. from the University of Virginia and holds an MBA in
Finance with honors from the Wharton School of Business at the
University of Pennsylvania.
“Eric’s proven success providing counsel to life science and
medical device companies makes him a great addition to the Globus
Medical management team,” said Anthony Williams, President of
Globus Medical. “He has an extensive background in dealing
with the diverse legal challenges facing our industry and will be a
tremendous asset as we work to continue our growth.”
About Globus Medical, Inc.Globus Medical, Inc. is a leading
musculoskeletal implant company based in Audubon, PA. The company
was founded in 2003 by an experienced team of professionals with a
shared vision to create products that enable surgeons to promote
healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Additional
information can be accessed at www.globusmedical.com.
Contact:
Dan Scavilla
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (610) 930-1800
Email: investors@globusmedical.com
www.globusmedical.com
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