SeaSpine Creates General Counsel Position

Vista, Calif.-based SeaSpine Holdings Corporation has created the new position of general counsel, and appointed Patrick Keran to the role.

Keran has more than 15 years of legal and operational experience, primarily with respect to capital raising, corporate governance and U.S. Food and Drug Administraion-regulated entities. For the past eight years, he has held progressively senior positions at Mast Therapeutics, a clinical-stage drug development company, most recently as president and chief operating officer, where he oversaw multiple acquisitions and raised close to $250 million.

“I am excited to join the leadership team of SeaSpine and to contribute to the innovation that will drive growth,” said Keran. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to simplify our operations and approach to the market to make it easier for our surgeon customers and distributors to do business with us.”

Keran will be part of the senior leadership team, reporting directly to President and CEO Keith Valentine.

“Pat’s business experience gives him a practical, solution-oriented mindset that will serve us well as we position ourselves for growth,” said Valentine. “I look forward to Pat’s contributions to building a culture of action and accountability, driving our teams to embrace process simplification, and enabling an ethical, compliant path to our future success.”

SeaSpine makes spine devices.