MedTech Holdings Appoints New CEO

MedTech Holdings Inc. has a new leader.

Dan Croteau has been named CEO of the South Plainfield, N.J.-based company, succeeding George W. Blank, the firm’s founding top executive. Blank now chairs MedTech’s board of directors.

The appointments took effect on Jan. 17.

“Dan’s emphasis on developing internal talent while reaching outside for new skills and technology will be instrumental in continuing to strengthen our organization for our customers,”Blank said in a news release about the appointments. “Dan truly embodies the culture that ties the business units of our company together.”

Croteau has more than 20 years of experience managing healthcare and manufacturing companies. He most recently served as president of FlexMedical, the medical products contract design and manufacturing arm of Flextronics International, an electronics manufacturing services company headquartered inSingapore. Before he joined Flextronics, Croteau was executive vice president and general manager at Accellent, a Wilmington, Mass.-based contract manufacturing firm. He began his career at the GeneralElectric Company and Booz Allen &Hamilton Inc., a consulting firm located in McLean,Va.

Croteau has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Vermont and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

“We were all impressed with Dan’s proven ability to lead top performing teams, his personal integrity, and his track record for innovation and partnership with customers,” Blank noted. “He demonstrated these skills by increasing customer satisfaction and driving standard; operating, continuous improvement and quality systems.In addition, he developed strong organizations which delivered consistent double-digit growth to FlexMedical.”