Device industry veteran Michael D. Dale will be the next CEO of EndoBarrier gastrointestinal liner device developer GI Dynamics Inc., effective Sept. 18. Dale will replace Stuart Randle, who has led the Lexington, Massachusetts-based startup since 2004, the company announced Aug. 28. Dale was most recently president and CEO of Helical Solutions, a venture capital-funded business focused on atrial fibrillation. Previously, he was chairman, president and CEO of publicly traded heart valve firm ATS Medical until it was acquired by Medtronic in 2010. (See Also see "Medtronic Shores Up Tissue Valve Portfolio With ATS Medical Acquisition" - Medtech Insight, 3 May, 2010..) He has also served executive roles at Endocardial Solutions, Cyberonics, St. Jude Medical and Edwards Lifesciences.
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