DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD), a leading provider of heart recovery products designed to recover hearts and eliminate in-hospital deaths from heart attacks and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), announced today the appointment of Michael Howley as Vice President and General Manager, Global Sales and Marketing. Mr. Howley brings more than 20 years of healthcare sales and marketing management experience, as well as a highly successful background in commercial sales achievements at General Electric Healthcare, with expertise in leading varying sizes of healthcare businesses ranging from X-ray imaging, PET/CT, ultrasound, Lunar bone densitometers to clinical information software systems.