ODT Staff03.07.22
Waypoint Orthopedics Inc. has appointed Andrew Iott to its Board of Directors.
"We are pleased to welcome Andrew to Waypoint's Board of Directors," said Jeffrey F. O'Donnell Jr., Waypoint's president and CEO. "Andrew's passion and experience in developing life-saving spinal technology will provide Waypoint with yet another layer of knowledge and expertise as we continue to develop the Waypoint GPS™ platform. Andrew's knowledge and skills are highly complementary to our high-performance team."
Iott has more than 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, having worked in various product development and executive functions throughout his career. Most recently, he was senior vice president of Global Product Development at Globus Medical. Iott co-founded Globus Medical in 2003 and helped grow the business to a multi-billion-dollar global medical device firm. Iott currently is an advisor and investor to various life science companies.
"I'm very excited to join the team at Waypoint and help bring innovative products to market. Offering physicians a solution for accessing real-time information during surgery is a key step to improving clinical outcomes. I fully believe Waypoint will be able to deliver this," Iott said.
Iott earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University. He currently serves on the boards of Synergy Biomedical, IC Surgical, and HAPPY Spine.
Waypoint Orthopedics Inc. was founded to make vertebral fixation safer and more efficient for the patient, surgeon, and support staff. Waypoint Orthopedics' controlling stockholder is Runway Healthcare LP, a medtech accelerator fund.
"We are pleased to welcome Andrew to Waypoint's Board of Directors," said Jeffrey F. O'Donnell Jr., Waypoint's president and CEO. "Andrew's passion and experience in developing life-saving spinal technology will provide Waypoint with yet another layer of knowledge and expertise as we continue to develop the Waypoint GPS™ platform. Andrew's knowledge and skills are highly complementary to our high-performance team."
Iott has more than 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, having worked in various product development and executive functions throughout his career. Most recently, he was senior vice president of Global Product Development at Globus Medical. Iott co-founded Globus Medical in 2003 and helped grow the business to a multi-billion-dollar global medical device firm. Iott currently is an advisor and investor to various life science companies.
"I'm very excited to join the team at Waypoint and help bring innovative products to market. Offering physicians a solution for accessing real-time information during surgery is a key step to improving clinical outcomes. I fully believe Waypoint will be able to deliver this," Iott said.
Iott earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University. He currently serves on the boards of Synergy Biomedical, IC Surgical, and HAPPY Spine.
Waypoint Orthopedics Inc. was founded to make vertebral fixation safer and more efficient for the patient, surgeon, and support staff. Waypoint Orthopedics' controlling stockholder is Runway Healthcare LP, a medtech accelerator fund.