Staar Surgical Co., a Lake Forest-based implantable lens maker, named Patrick Williams its chief financial officer.
Williams has more than 20 years of experience in financial and operational management, with stints at aesthetics firms Sientra Inc. and Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc., a publicly traded firm that was acquired by Allergan in 2017, as well as San Diego device maker NuVasive Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVA).
Williams succeeds Deborah Andrews, who is retiring after 25 years at Staar (Nasdaq: STAA), which counts a $2.6 billion valuation.
For more on Staar, see the July 13 print edition of the Business Journal.
