VANCOUVER, March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, today announced the appointment of Santi Corsaro as Vice President, Sales and Marketing OUS.
With his considerable experience in the health care industry, including direct experience in wound closure, medical device and drug-eluting stent markets, Dr. Corsaro brings to Angiotech his extensive sales and marketing expertise gained from his senior roles at multinational corporations in Europe.
“We are pleased to announce this important hire for Angiotech, which sets the groundwork for growth of our key products in Europe, including the VaxSys Synergy(R) and Quill(R) SRS product lines. We believe that our ability to attract this calibre of talent is further evidence of the validity of our long-term business and commercialization strategy,” said Dr. William Hunter, President and CEO of Angiotech.
As Vice President, Sales and Marketing OUS, Dr. Corsaro will oversee Angiotech’s European commercial operations. It is anticipated that he will lend his experience to initiate a profitable growth strategy on a country-by-country basis, build local sales organizations and marketing teams, and establish direct sales subsidiaries in key European countries.
Prior to joining Angiotech, Dr. Corsaro spent over 20 years working for the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Group in Europe. Most recently, Dr. Corsaro was President and Managing Director of J&J Medical Holding SpA Italy, where he was responsible for merging four different J&J organizations under a single legal entity. Prior to this, Dr. Corsaro was the European President of Cordis, a subsidiary of J&J, where he managed 300 employees and was responsible for reorganizing the European Cordis structure and increasing drug-eluting stent adoption rates. Dr. Corsaro was also Worldwide President for J&J’s A.S.P. (Advanced Sterilization Products) Company. At J&J’s Ethicon Division, Dr. Corsaro held a series of increasingly senior positions culminating with his role as European President, Ethicon Endo Surgery based in Hamburg, Germany, where he managed 570 employees with direct reporting countries of the UK, Germany, France, Italy and provided marketing support to all other European countries.
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Angiotech(R) and VaxSys Synergy(TM) are trademarks of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Quill(R) is a registered trademark of Quill Medical, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (C) 2007 Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. All rights reserved. About Angiotech
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company with 17 facilities in 6 countries and over 1,500 dedicated employees. Angiotech discovers, develops and markets innovative treatment solutions for diseases or complications associated with medical device implants, surgical interventions and acute injury. To find out more about Angiotech , please visit our website at www.angiotech.com.
CONTACT: Janet Craig, VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (604) 221-6933, jcraig@angio.com; Jodi Regts, Manager, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (604) 221-7930, jregts@angio.com
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CONTACT: Janet Craig, VP, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications,Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (604) 221-6933, jcraig@angio.com; JodiRegts, Manager, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, AngiotechPharmaceuticals, Inc., (604) 221-7930, jregts@angio.com
