He also joins the Group’s executive committee
Ecouen, France, December 16, 2014 – Vygon, the specialist disposable medical devices group, today announces the appointment of Mr. John Yates as vice-president for Central, Northern and Eastern Europe and his appointment to the Group’s executive committee.
Mr Yates will be responsible for the management of the Central, Northern and Eastern Europe region, which extends from Germany to Russia and also includes Greece, Cyprus, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Ireland and the Benelux countries.
His role will cover management and commercial policy in this region of Europe in line with Group strategy. He will represent the subsidiaries and distributors in this area to the Group’s board of directors.
A UK citizen; John has previously worked for Microtek Medical Ltd (1992-1994), before taking the initial role of sales specialist for Baxter Healthcare Corporation (1994-1997). He then rejoined Microtek Medical UK Ltd in 1997, holding the post of national sales manager until 1999.
Mr. Yates later joined Vygon UK as business development manager and was promoted to UK sales manager in 2006. After that, he worked for Applied Medical UK Ltd as its country sales manager until 2012. In November 2012, he became a consultant to Vygon USA before being appointed as interim vice president for this Vygon subsidiary in January 2013.
“We are delighted to promote John Yates to the position of vice president for Central, Northern and Eastern Europe, to provide fresh impetus for sales in a region of historical importance for the Group. His international experience in medical devices is an excellent fit with the Vygon approach and with our plans for international roll-out,” said Stéphane Regnault, chairman of Vygon’s board of management.
About Vygon
Vygon designs, manufactures and markets high-tech single-use medical devices for health care professionals in hospital and for private and independent practitioners.
Vygon is a world leader in this industry, offering a wide range of products in a number of clinical specialties: neonatology, adult and pediatric critical care, anesthesia, oncology, emergency, surgery and home care. With expertise right along the value chain, from product design to the delivery of training for medical personnel, Vygon provides health care professionals with effective and innovative products tailored to their needs and those of their patients, for optimum use and safety.
The company distributes over 200 million products a year in more than 100 countries through its network of 25 subsidiaries and 79 distributors. Vygon products display the CE and/or FDA mark and are manufactured in the Group’s eight factories in Europe, the USA and Colombia.
A family company founded in 1962, Vygon is based in Ecouen, in France’s Greater Paris region. It is a mid-sized business employing 1,800 staff worldwide. The turnover in 2013 was €250 million ($335 million), with 81% of this derived from Vygon’s international business.
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Ecouen, France, December 16, 2014 – Vygon, the specialist disposable medical devices group, today announces the appointment of Mr. John Yates as vice-president for Central, Northern and Eastern Europe and his appointment to the Group’s executive committee.
Mr Yates will be responsible for the management of the Central, Northern and Eastern Europe region, which extends from Germany to Russia and also includes Greece, Cyprus, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Ireland and the Benelux countries.
His role will cover management and commercial policy in this region of Europe in line with Group strategy. He will represent the subsidiaries and distributors in this area to the Group’s board of directors.
A UK citizen; John has previously worked for Microtek Medical Ltd (1992-1994), before taking the initial role of sales specialist for Baxter Healthcare Corporation (1994-1997). He then rejoined Microtek Medical UK Ltd in 1997, holding the post of national sales manager until 1999.
Mr. Yates later joined Vygon UK as business development manager and was promoted to UK sales manager in 2006. After that, he worked for Applied Medical UK Ltd as its country sales manager until 2012. In November 2012, he became a consultant to Vygon USA before being appointed as interim vice president for this Vygon subsidiary in January 2013.
“We are delighted to promote John Yates to the position of vice president for Central, Northern and Eastern Europe, to provide fresh impetus for sales in a region of historical importance for the Group. His international experience in medical devices is an excellent fit with the Vygon approach and with our plans for international roll-out,” said Stéphane Regnault, chairman of Vygon’s board of management.
About Vygon
Vygon designs, manufactures and markets high-tech single-use medical devices for health care professionals in hospital and for private and independent practitioners.
Vygon is a world leader in this industry, offering a wide range of products in a number of clinical specialties: neonatology, adult and pediatric critical care, anesthesia, oncology, emergency, surgery and home care. With expertise right along the value chain, from product design to the delivery of training for medical personnel, Vygon provides health care professionals with effective and innovative products tailored to their needs and those of their patients, for optimum use and safety.
The company distributes over 200 million products a year in more than 100 countries through its network of 25 subsidiaries and 79 distributors. Vygon products display the CE and/or FDA mark and are manufactured in the Group’s eight factories in Europe, the USA and Colombia.
A family company founded in 1962, Vygon is based in Ecouen, in France’s Greater Paris region. It is a mid-sized business employing 1,800 staff worldwide. The turnover in 2013 was €250 million ($335 million), with 81% of this derived from Vygon’s international business.
www.vygon.com
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