Rachel Klemovitch, Assistant Editor07.09.24
Trelleborg Medical Solutions announced nine executive board members to lead the business area: Kate Bartelli, Luiz Cortez, Daniel Diffenderfer, Kevin Ehlert, Jess Gritz, Yonatan Necoechea, Ricardo Oliveira, KJ Tan, and Giovanni Tricarico.
Linda Muroski, President of Trelleborg Medical Solutions, said: “Our board members will continually drive excellence for the business area and strategically meet our customer’s needs. They have deep industry experience and understand the market on a global scale. With their guidance, customers can expect a more focused approach to our manufacturing programs, enhanced collaboration and speed on new product development, greater emphasis on engineered solutions, and a single quality management system worldwide.”
Bartelli is the Vice President of Quality & Regulatory and has been with Trelleborg since 2020. Previously, she worked at Cirtec Medical and Boston Scientific. Bartelli has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.
Cortez is the BioPharma Solutions Business Unit President and joined Trelleborg in 2019. He previously worked for Raytheon Technologies and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of California San Diego.
Diffenderfer is the Medical Device Solutions Business Unit President for Europe and has been with Trelleborg for 11 years. He previously worked at Summit Energy Services.
Ehlert is the Medical Device Solutions Business Unit President for the Americas and started at Trelleborg in 2019. Previously, he worked at Ecolab.
Gritz is the Vice President of Human Resources and joined Trelleborg earlier this year. Previously she worked at Medtronic and has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota – Duluth and a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.
Necoechea is the Medical Device Solutions Operations Business Unit President and has been with Trelleborg since 2021. Before that, he worked at Essilor Luxottica and Lincoln Electric.
Oliveira is the Vice President of Finance, Information Technology and Business Control and started with Trelleborg this year. He previously worked at Energizer, Mondelez, and Procter & Gamble.
Tan is the Operations President for APAC, has been with Trelleborg since 2001, and previously worked at Hercules Rubber. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
Tricarico is the Director of Information Technology and has been with Trelleborg for ten years. He previously held positions at Lafarge and IBM.