Executive Leadership Shuffle at NuVasive

NuVasive Inc.’s top-tier management is experiencing some growing pains.

On Feb. 1, Quentin Blackford was promoted to the Executive Leadership Committee as executive vice president of finance and investor relations. Blackford joined NuVasive in 2009, and has nearly 15 years of financial experience among various medical device organizations.

In addition, Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources Craig Hunsaker announced his resignation, effective March 31. Hunsaker will help in the transition of his successor, Mike Paolucci, who assumed the role immediately.

Paolucci joins NuVasive from Life Technologies Corporation, a global life-sciences company with more than $4 billion in revenue that recently was acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific. He brings to the job more than 20 years of broad global human resources experience at the executive and board level that executives believe will help transform NuVasive into a larger, global business. At Life Technologies, Paolucci was responsible for the global compensation and benefit programs that encompassed more than 10,000 employees in nearly 40 countries. He also served as a human resources business partner for various business segments and was responsible for the company’s human resources technology systems. Prior to Life Technologies, he served as vice president in various human resources capacities at Hewlett-Packard and EDS Corporation, from 2000 to 2009.

“I am thrilled to welcome both Quentin and Mike to the NuVasive Executive Committee,” NuVasive Chairman and CEO Alex Lukianov said. “Their strong propensity for outstanding standards, steadfast focus, and wealth of experience in achieving excellent outcomes will be instrumental to our executive leadership team.”

Based in San Diego, Calif., NuVasive develops products for minimally disruptive surgical treatments for the spine.