Memic Makes Key Appointments to its Management Team

Memic Innovative Surgery Ltd. has overhauled its management team.

The Israeli firm has hired new leaders in operations, commercial strategy, and research and development. Duncan Moffat has been hired as executive vice president of corporate operations, Chad Zaring as chief commercial officer, Stavit Cohen as vice president of research and development (R&D), and Gus Castello as principal operations advisor.
 
Moffat has more than 35 years of experience in senior leadership roles in operations for medical device companies. Previously, he was senior vice president of operations at MAKO Surgical Corporation and a key member of the management team who built the company and led it through the $1.7 billion acquisition by Stryker Corporation in 2013. Moffat also previously held various roles at Philips Healthcare, most recently as vice president and general manager of operations. 
 
Zaring has nearly 20 years of industry experience including essential roles in driving commercial results at robotic surgery companies including Intuitive Surgical and Mazor Robotics (acquired by Medtronic plc in 2018). 
 
Cohen has deep experience in R&D leadership at companies with advanced medical technologies. Previously, she served as senior director of R&D and site leader at EPD Solutions, a Philips company, where she played key roles in expanding partnerships with Medtronic.
 
Castello has 35 years of experience in product development and operations with multinational medical device companies that develop disruptive technologies including conventional and robotic-assisted laparoscopy industries. He currently serves as a consultant at Cognos-Lux Consulting LLC, a product development and operations medical device consulting practice. Previously, he served as senior vice president of product operations at Intuitive Surgical.

“Adding top talent to our leadership team is essential to our success,” said Dvir Cohen, co-founder and CEO of Memic. “We are honored to have Duncan, Chad, Stavit and Gus join our team as their broad industry experience including at prominent surgical and robotics companies will be instrumental as we expand commercial opportunities for Hominis. I look forward to working with them closely as we plan for continued growth in our global operations.”
 
Founded in 2013 and based in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a wholly owned subsidiary based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Memic develops proprietary surgical robotic technology.