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Heart valve history, design, marketing and sales from first principles to present. Highly involved in new designs and extended uses for cardiothoracic devices for innovative surgery use. Creative experience of 30 years in industry at very senior level with notable successes and products brought to market from first concept. Connections throughout the Cardio Thoracic and Cardiovascular speciality worldwide. Confident speaker and lecturer in Universities and public forums.Business experience ranges from working for very large multinationals ( Pfizer and Terumo) to start up organisations starting at 12 people and building up to 350 employees. Companies taken from start up with risk capital to AIM market and eventually to full stock market listing (Aortech). A well known face and figure in the cardiac industry wordwide.SpecialtiesCardiac surgery sales and marketing, Product design and manufacturing process. Negotiating and senior level deal making. Business to business deals. Building from start up to full stock market listing. Funding. Personal connections throughout the cardiac and thoracic professional community both medical and non medical worldwide. Extensive technical knowledge in surgery and engineering within cardiac device industry.ExperienceOver 30 years in Cardiac business and a well known face within the industry and specialitySpecialties: Cardiothoracic surgery, Cardiology, innovation in design,branding, marketing , competition assessment,mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, international sales and senior management.