TIM PATZ
WORLDWIDE PRESIDENT
BD ADVANCED PATIENT MONITORING
WHY: Longtime Edwards sales and marketing executive tapped to lead the Irvine-based unit of BD Advanced Patient Monitoring following the sudden departure of Katie Szyman who previously held the role.
IN THE NEWS: Released the HemoSphere Alta platform in April, its first product launch since being acquired by Becton Dickinson and Co. last year. Monitor uses predictive artificial intelligence to help identify blood pressure instability.
NOTABLE: Started off as a rotational engineer in Edwards’ technical development program before he found his calling in marketing at Critical Care. Edwards former CEO Mike Mussallem says he was the first engineer turned U.S. sales leader at Edwards.
QUOTABLE: “Edwards took a shot on me, and we had some great success.”
