WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accellent, a leading provider of outsourced precision manufacturing and engineering services to the medical device industry, announced today that effective November 13, 2009, Robert E. Kirby is leaving the company. Mr. Kirby has accepted a position with a consumer products firm, marking his return to an industry in which he had served for much of his career prior to joining Accellent. A comprehensive search is underway to identify the next Chief Executive of Accellent.