09.23.15
Oakland, N.J.-based Collagen Matrix Inc., which makes tissue repair and regeneration products, has named Bart J. Doedens as its new CEO effective immediately. Company Founder Shu-Tung Li, Ph.D., has transitioned from the CEO role to chief scientific officer and will remain on the company’s board of directors.
“Bart brings a wealth of experience to Collagen Matrix with a diversified background and a proven track record of accelerating top-line growth in the medical device space,” said Shu-Tung Li, Ph.D. “He is a welcome and valuable addition to Collagen Matrix’s leadership team, and I believe his expertise will be an asset to the future success of the company.”
Before joining Collagen Matrix, Doedens served as president of Biomet 3i, a dental implant manufacturer based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Prior to that position, he was a vice president at Sirona Dental Systems Inc., of Long Island City, N.Y., where he was responsible for leading the CAD/CAM business unit and business development. Doedens also held executive roles at Atlas Spine Inc., Biomet Inc. and Mallinckrodt Medical Inc. (currently Covidien), where he led strategic expansion initiatives as well as marketing, sales and research and development efforts.
Doedens holds an M.D. from the Free University of Amsterdam and an MBA from the University of Rochester’s executive program at the University of Rotterdam.
“I am thrilled to be joining the talented and accomplished team at Collagen Matrix,” Doedens said. “The company is a clear leader in a number of attractive, high-growth areas. I am excited to work with Dr. Li and the rest of the leadership team to make sure we continue to grow by remaining on the cutting edge of innovation and providing the best possible products.”
“Bart brings a wealth of experience to Collagen Matrix with a diversified background and a proven track record of accelerating top-line growth in the medical device space,” said Shu-Tung Li, Ph.D. “He is a welcome and valuable addition to Collagen Matrix’s leadership team, and I believe his expertise will be an asset to the future success of the company.”
Before joining Collagen Matrix, Doedens served as president of Biomet 3i, a dental implant manufacturer based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Prior to that position, he was a vice president at Sirona Dental Systems Inc., of Long Island City, N.Y., where he was responsible for leading the CAD/CAM business unit and business development. Doedens also held executive roles at Atlas Spine Inc., Biomet Inc. and Mallinckrodt Medical Inc. (currently Covidien), where he led strategic expansion initiatives as well as marketing, sales and research and development efforts.
Doedens holds an M.D. from the Free University of Amsterdam and an MBA from the University of Rochester’s executive program at the University of Rotterdam.
“I am thrilled to be joining the talented and accomplished team at Collagen Matrix,” Doedens said. “The company is a clear leader in a number of attractive, high-growth areas. I am excited to work with Dr. Li and the rest of the leadership team to make sure we continue to grow by remaining on the cutting edge of innovation and providing the best possible products.”