Smith & Nephew Advanced Wound Management Appoints Thomas Dugan to Lead North American Business
August 28 2008 - 3:55PM
PR Newswire (US)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith &
Nephew's (LSE:SN)(NYSE:SNN) Advanced Wound Management division
announced today the appointment of Thomas Dugan as President, North
American Business. Tom Dugan joins Smith & Nephew from SonoSite
(NASDAQ:SONO), where he has served as the Senior Vice President,
Global Marketing and US Sales for the last three years. Under his
leadership, Sonosite focused its strategy on point-of-care
visualization and posted record profits and revenues. Tom has 27
years of experience in the healthcare industry and has held senior
positions in several leading businesses. After joining
InterVascular, Inc., a subsidiary of Datascope Corporation in 2001,
Tom served as President from 2002 to 2004. He also served as Vice
President of Marketing for US Surgical Corporation, a division of
Tyco Healthcare from 1999 to 2001, with responsibility for their
Auto Suture and USS/D&G Suture businesses. From 1996 to 1999,
he headed Business Development for US Surgical during a period of
substantial corporate activity. Tom has also held management
positions in sales, marketing and international with C.R. Bard and
Puritan-Bennett. He began his career at Johnson & Johnson's
Critikon division. Tom was a member of the Board of Directors of
RITA Medical Systems, Inc. until its acquisition by AngioDynamics,
Inc. Joe Woody, President, Advanced Wound Management, commenting on
this appointment said, "Tom brings 27 years of medical device
industry experience to this important role, head of our North
American business. His broad range of marketing, sales, business
development and operations experience will add considerable value
to Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division during
an exciting time for our business. I am delighted to welcome this
accomplished executive to my team." Tom Dugan will be a member of
the Advanced Wound management Global Executive team, reporting to
Joe Woody. About Smith & Nephew: Smith & Nephew is a global
medical technology business, specialising in Orthopaedic
Reconstruction, Orthopaedic Trauma and Clinical Therapies;
Endoscopy and Advanced Wound Management. Smith & Nephew is a
global leader in arthroscopy and advanced wound management and is
one of the leading global orthopaedics companies. Smith &
Nephew is dedicated to helping improve people's lives. The Company
prides itself on the strength of its relationships with its
surgeons and professional healthcare customers, with whom its name
is synonymous with high standards of performance, innovation and
trust. The Company operates in 32 countries around the world.
Annual sales in 2007 were nearly $3.4 billion. Contact: Robin
Gilliland Brunswick Group +1-212-333-3810 Sidonie Myers Smith &
Nephew Advanced Wound Management +44 1482 673246 DATASOURCE: Smith
& Nephew CONTACT: Robin Gilliland of Brunswick Group,
+1-212-333-3810, for Smith & Nephew; Sidonie Myers of Smith
& Nephew Advanced Wound Management, +44-1482-673246
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