DJO seeks new head as CEO Les Cross retires
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Leslie Cross is to retire as the president and CEO of musculoskeletal and vascular health specialist DJO. Mr Cross will take the role of non-executive chairman of DJO – he will transition into this job between now and 30 June 2011. The San Diego, California-based firm has begun to search for a new president and CEO and intends to announce a successor before Mr Cross's transition. Mr Cross has been in charge of the company since August 2001; prior to this, he managed DonJoy, the original company on which DJO was founded, from June 1999 to November 2001. He has built up more than 25 years of management experience in the medtech sector.