Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief03.14.24
Padraic “Paddy” O’Brien will become CEO of Zeus, a polymer extrusion and catheter design manufacturer, on April 1. He is currently at BD serving as the worldwide president of Peripheral Intervention.
O’Brien joins the company after it was recently acquired by EQT Private Equity.
Ethan Waxman, partner within EQT Private Equity’s Advisory Team, said: “We undertook an extensive search to find Zeus' next CEO, and Paddy's deep domain knowledge and experience make him perfectly suited to lead the company through this next phase of growth. We look forward to partnering with Paddy as we make significant investments in increased capacity, process improvement, and product innovation.”
Prior to his current role at BD, O’Brien held other leadership positions at BD. Before that, he was with Bard , which was acquired by BD in December 2017.
“We are thrilled to welcome Paddy as the new CEO of Zeus,” said John Groetelaars, executive chairman at Zeus. “He has deep insights and a keen understanding of the interventional markets targeted by Zeus’ customers. His extensive experience and proven track record make him the ideal leader to steer Zeus through this exciting chapter of growth and advancement.”
O’Brien joins the company after it was recently acquired by EQT Private Equity.
Ethan Waxman, partner within EQT Private Equity’s Advisory Team, said: “We undertook an extensive search to find Zeus' next CEO, and Paddy's deep domain knowledge and experience make him perfectly suited to lead the company through this next phase of growth. We look forward to partnering with Paddy as we make significant investments in increased capacity, process improvement, and product innovation.”
Prior to his current role at BD, O’Brien held other leadership positions at BD. Before that, he was with Bard , which was acquired by BD in December 2017.
“We are thrilled to welcome Paddy as the new CEO of Zeus,” said John Groetelaars, executive chairman at Zeus. “He has deep insights and a keen understanding of the interventional markets targeted by Zeus’ customers. His extensive experience and proven track record make him the ideal leader to steer Zeus through this exciting chapter of growth and advancement.”