Mauna Kea Technologies announces key management changes in North America

07-Oct-2011 - France

Mauna Kea Technologies announced that it has named medical device industry veteran Thierry Thaure Chief Executive Officer of its North American subsidiary. Former North American President Chris Tihansky will lead the company’s expansion efforts as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Tihansky and Mr. Thaure will report directly to Mr. Loiseau.

Mr. Thaure, former President and CEO of EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), has more than 30 years experience in the medical device industry. During his career, he has built successful businesses including four start-up medical device companies (Origin MedSystems Inc., Intuitive Surgical Inc., ISRG and Accuray Inc.) and helped introduce technologies and procedures that have pushed the boundaries of minimally invasive surgery in the North American market. Prior to joining EGS, Thierry Thaure was Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Accuray and first VP Sales and Marketing at Robotic leader Intuitive Surgical.

Mr. Tihansky joined Mauna Kea Technologies in January 2008 as the President of its U.S. subsidiary and also brings 23 years of industry experience to his new role. He started his career as a project engineer then as a sales representative in orthopedics. In the mid-1990s, Chris was Senior Healthcare Analyst at Genesis Merchant Group, an investment banking firm based in San Francisco. He then joined Teleflex Medical where he was appointed Vice President and General Manager for the surgical instrument business. In 2003, Chris became President and CEO of Surgical Services Inc. Chris holds an MBA from the University of San Diego, an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University.

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