IlluminOss reels in former Zimmer exec to head sales expansion
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Former Zimmer veteran Clive Ridgewell has joined IlluminOss Medical, a privately-held company focused on minimally invasive orthopedic fracture repair, as vice-president of sales. Mr Ridgwell has over 30 years’ commercial experience in the medical device industry, of which the last 21 years has been spent working in a number of senior executive roles within Zimmer’s European, Middle Eastern and African operations. Most recently, he served as vice-president of the orthopedic giant’s trauma division. In his new role at Rhode Island-based IlluminOss, Mr Ridgewell will oversee the sales expansion of the company’s intramedullary patient-conforming implant in Europe, where it has been available since 2010.
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