Smartinhaler manufacturer Adherium Limited has appointed Arik Anderson as Group CEO, the company said. He succeeds company founder Garth Sutherland, who will stay on as an Executive Director on the board.
Anderson, who was most recently President of Perfusion and Surgical Devices at Terumo Cardiovascular Systems, has more than 25 years of experience working at medical technology and device companies.
According to the announcement, Sutherland “welcomed the appointment of Arik as a key step in the next and important phase of Adherium’s global business growth, allowing him to focus on new areas of development while Mr Anderson focuses on the global business opportunities in front of the company today.”
Sutherland added, “Adherium is very fortunate to attract someone of Arik’s standing, he is ideally suited to lead the company into its commercial growth phase as we focus on expanding our global footprint. We welcome him to our team, his industry experience, combined with our award-winning Smartinhaler products and technology platform, will allow Adherium to further build upon its position as a market leader in the digital health space. His arrival will also allow me more time to focus on areas of new product development that I have been wanting to undertake for some time now.”
Anderson commented, “Adherium’s digital health solutions are already having a positive impact on the health of people with respiratory disease globally. I look forward to leading the organization to bring the benefits of Smartinhaler to patients worldwide.”
Read the Adherium press release.
