Charles Sternberg, Associate Editor08.31.23
Arterex, a global medical device contract manufacturer, has appointed Bill Gerard to the position of President, Arterex North America, which includes Arterex’s Formula Plastics (located in Mexico) and NextPhase Medical (located in MA, NH and Mexico) divisions, to focus on the combined growth of the business and synergies for customers.
Gerard was formerly President of Formula Plastics.
“Delivering innovative solutions has made Formula Plastics an integral part of the medical product supply chain,” said Gerard. “Adding NextPhase and combining the talents of these two organizations will allow us to deliver exceptional value to the medical industry and create synergies that enable us to better serve our combined core of blue-chip medical OEM customers and regional specialty customers.”
Matt Giza who held the position of NextPhase Electromechanical Medical Device Division (EMD) Vice President – General Manager, is now Senior Vice President and General Manager of all NextPhase including its Single Use Device (SUD) division.
“Building a global multi-capability medical device contract manufacturing organization takes an industry leading management team,” said Charles Stroupe, Executive Chairman of Arterex, “These management appointments will ensure we take the best advantage of our highly complementary development, manufacturing and assembly capabilities within the Arterex platform. Our proven leaders with deep industry experience execute the Arterex strategy for the benefit of all our customers, staff and stakeholders.”
Gerard was formerly President of Formula Plastics.
“Delivering innovative solutions has made Formula Plastics an integral part of the medical product supply chain,” said Gerard. “Adding NextPhase and combining the talents of these two organizations will allow us to deliver exceptional value to the medical industry and create synergies that enable us to better serve our combined core of blue-chip medical OEM customers and regional specialty customers.”
Other Leadership Changes
The Arterex North America management team will also include Rob Olsen as Chief Commercial Officer of Arterex North America. Olsen has been with NextPhase for over 6 years, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to this he held senior positions at Flextronics International and Nypro, Inc.Matt Giza who held the position of NextPhase Electromechanical Medical Device Division (EMD) Vice President – General Manager, is now Senior Vice President and General Manager of all NextPhase including its Single Use Device (SUD) division.
“Building a global multi-capability medical device contract manufacturing organization takes an industry leading management team,” said Charles Stroupe, Executive Chairman of Arterex, “These management appointments will ensure we take the best advantage of our highly complementary development, manufacturing and assembly capabilities within the Arterex platform. Our proven leaders with deep industry experience execute the Arterex strategy for the benefit of all our customers, staff and stakeholders.”