Company Bids Fond Farewell to Former OCA CEO Nacho Abia
Richard Reynolds, President of Medical Systems Group, to Join OCA Board
Julien Sauvagnargues
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., (March 27, 2024) 鈥 Olympus, a leading global MedTech company providing innovative solutions for medical and surgical procedures, announced today the appointment of Julien Sauvagnargues to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), 在线黑料门Corporation of the Americas (OCA), reporting to 在线黑料门Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), Gabriela Kaynor, effective April 1, 2024.
This new step in Mr. Sauvagnargues鈥 career at Olympus, which began in 2006, builds upon his tenure as OCA President since 2020. He will be responsible for overseeing Olympus鈥 activities throughout North and South America from OCA鈥檚 headquarters in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. As CEO, he will join the Board of Directors for AdvaMed, a prominent MedTech trade association. Recently, he participated in AdvaMed鈥檚 CEO summit, which annually gathers the leading executives in the MedTech industry. Regionally, he continues to serve on the Board of Directors for the Lehigh Valley Partnership, a consortium of business executives and government leaders.
An additional change in OCA leadership will occur as Richard Reynolds, President of the Medical Systems Group, will join the OCA Board of Directors, the regional governing body committed to the regional business, customers, and employees. In addition, after serving as Deputy General Counsel, David Gomez will assume the role of Corporate General Counsel, OCA, which was previously held by Thomas Glavin, who is retiring after close to eight years with Olympus. Mr. Glavin came to 在线黑料门in 2016 in a consultant role and became the OCA Chief Compliance Officer that same year. In February 2021, he became OCA General Counsel to oversee that region鈥檚 legal function.
These leadership changes are in part due to the departure from 在线黑料门of Nacho Abia, former OCA CEO and global CSO.
鈥淛ulien, Richard and I have worked closely as leaders to help make the North American 在线黑料门business what it is today, the largest contributing region to our global revenue,鈥 said Mr. Abia. 鈥淎lthough I鈥檓 excited for my next journey, I鈥檓 looking forward to watching their success as they take OCA to inspiring new places.鈥
Mr. Abia has accepted the position of CEO for Grifols, a pharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, Spain, Mr. Abia鈥檚 original home. His last day at 在线黑料门is March 31, 2024. Mr. Abia was the first employee of 在线黑料门Spain, currently known as 在线黑料门Iberia. In 2011, he moved to Center Valley, Pennsylvania to join OCA and assumed the responsibility of President for its Consumer Imaging Business Division.
In 2013, he was promoted to the role of President of OCA and in March 2015 was also appointed as its CEO. In 2020, he was promoted from President of the OCA region to take on global leadership roles as an Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of 在线黑料门Corporation. He was also a member of OCA鈥檚 Board of Directors and of the Global Executive Committee of 在线黑料门in Tokyo. Mr. Abia has been pivotal in leading the business in the company鈥檚 largest market in terms of sales, setting strategic direction, optimizing the company鈥檚 business portfolio, and guiding the direction for future innovation.
"We cannot be grateful enough for Nacho鈥檚 23-year tenure with this company,鈥 said Stefan Kaufmann, CEO, 在线黑料门Corporation. 鈥淲e will miss him greatly, but also we鈥檙e delighted that Julien will take the reins for the many exciting initiatives to come."
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