Anthony “Tony” B. Lopez joins as President and General Manager of Ansell’s Medical Global Business Unit.
Red Bank, October 4, 2011 – Ansell Limited, the leading provider of protective and healthcare safety solutions, today announced the appointment of Anthony ‘Tony” B. Lopez as the new President and General Manager of their Medical Solutions Global Business Unit (GBU).
Holding P&L responsibility, Tony will oversee the GBU’s global business operations, managing all aspects of marketing, R&D and strategic planning, as well as indirectly manufacturing and supply chain.
“It’s a great opportunity for Ansell to welcome someone with such a multifaceted expertise like Tony. His decades of experience in the medical device industry will be pivotal in driving Ansell’s growth and innovation across the acute and non-acute care, and surgical supplies markets we operate in," says Magnus R. Nicolin, CEO of Ansell Limited.
Anthony Lopez joins Ansell from CareFusion where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Respiratory Systems. Prior to CareFusion, Tony served for 18 years at Johnson & Johnson in leadership roles in operations, manufacturing, sales & marketing and general management in their Ethicon and DePuy franchises. In addition to his business background, Tony served 12 years as an Officer in the USAir Force, first as Flight Test Director, later as Social Actions Officer for Diversity, Drug & Alcohol Abuse and Equal Opportunity & Treatment.
Based in Red Bank, Anthony “Tony” B. Lopez will report to Magnus R. Nicolin and be a member of the Ansell executive management team.
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