121nexus, a developer of image recognition technology and enterprise software and services that solve supply chain master data problems for medical device manufacturers, has appointed Heather Ryan as the company’s first executive vice president and chief operating officer. In this capacity she will also have a seat on the 121nexus Board of Directors.
 
Charlie Kim, president and CEO of 121nexus, said, “Heather has been integral to our company’s success in supply chain efficiency and disrupting the ineffective and inefficient supply chain solutions being used by the medical device industry. Her leadership has been critical in developing and gaining adoption of our platform—which is now in use in more than 40 countries globally. Both our Board of Directors and I are thrilled to have her help lead our growth as the company’s first executive vice president and chief operating officer.”

Before joining 121nexus in 2016 as the company’s vice president of Operations, Ryan was senior director for Website and Direct Marketing at Pearson and was a director at Omnicom Media Group. She is a graduate of Tulane University.
 
“121nexus has experienced tremendous success working with global leaders in the medical device industry, and I am honored to be part of this team,” said Ryan. “I look forward to working closely with Charlie and the Board of Directors as 121nexus continues to make its mark as a leader in the medical device industry.”
 
Headquartered in Boston, Mass., 121nexus provides a cloud-based solution and an image recognition app that answer the challenges of master data management (big data). For medical device and pharmaceutical companies, 121nexus is a complete unique device identification (UDI) and supply chain management solution.