ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Avanos
Medical, Inc. (NYSE: AVNS) today announced that Bill Haydon has been appointed senior vice
president & general manager for the company's newly combined
pain franchise. In this role, Haydon will spearhead a global
strategy to support transformation and growth in this business.
Previously, Haydon served as senior vice president and general
manager for the medical division of Cantel, a leading provider of
infection prevention products and services in the healthcare
market.
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Haydon brings to Avanos nearly 25 years of experience in
strategy, marketing, commercialization, innovation, M&A
strategy development and execution. While at Cantel, Haydon played
an integral role in creating and leading the global marketing and
business development organizations, restructuring the commercial
organization, building a robust, market-driven product pipeline,
and establishing a proactive, strategic approach to M&A. Prior
to that, Haydon held global leadership roles at a number of
high-growth organizations in the medical device and medical
technology space, including Boston Scientific, Bayer Healthcare and
St. Jude Medical.
"To improve focus, drive efficiencies and better serve our
customers, we have united our Interventional Pain and Acute Pain
businesses under one global pain franchise leader," stated
Joe Woody, chief executive officer.
"This mirrors the structure of our Chronic Care organization and we
expect this alignment to accelerate growth and allow us to
capitalize on areas where our pain businesses overlap, like in our
orthopedic and sports medicine channels. We are very pleased to
have Bill join Avanos in this new role. His prior experience at
Cantel in creating sustainable growth strategies and establishing a
proactive, strategic approach to M&A will be of great value as
we focus on creating long-term value for our customers, employees
and shareholders."
Haydon holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and an MBA from the
University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
About Avanos Medical, Inc.
Avanos Medical, Inc. (NYSE:
AVNS) is a medical technology company focused on delivering
clinically superior breakthrough medical device solutions to
improve patients' quality of life. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Avanos is committed to
addressing some of today's most important healthcare needs, such as
reducing the use of opioids while helping patients move from
surgery to recovery. Avanos develops, manufactures and markets its
recognized brands in more than 90 countries. For more information,
visit Avanos.com and follow Avanos Medical on Twitter
(@AvanosMedical), LinkedIn and Facebook.
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