Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS) has announced the appointment of Peter M Steinmann to the board as a non-executive director.
Aged 50, he is a Swiss national with more than 20 years commercial experience in medical devices and diagnostics. He has previously held senior roles within Johnson and Johnson, Medtronic International and Boehringer Mannheim. Most recently, he was regional vice president of global surgery and shared services, medical devices and diagnostics for Austria, Switzerland and Germany at Johnson and Johnson AG, Switzerland, as well as being chairman of that board. Having worked throughout Europe and North America, he has extensive knowledge of the global medical devices market.
Currently a non-executive director of Navus, he is also a board observer at Orthimo.
Commenting on the announcement, Dr Don Evans, chairman of AMS, said: “I am pleased to welcome Peter to the board. His considerable commercial experience and deep knowledge of the global medical devices market, in particular the surgical sector, will be of great benefit as the group continues to grow and expands into new markets.”