AdvaMed Launches National Search For New CEO As Ubl Plans Departure
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
AdvaMed CEO Steve Ubl is leaving the device trade association to take the helm of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Ubl has led AdvaMed for 10 years, raising the profile of the device industry among policymakers, fighting perception battles and, of course, opposing the device tax.
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