Execs On The Move: Google Cloud COO Heads To Neural Analytics; Promotions And New Appointments At Exactech & Zimmer
Neural Analytics, a maker of a robotically assisted ultrasound system, hires Google Cloud COO as chairman and CEO; Exactech, a developer of ortho implants and surgical instrumentation, promotes senior VP to CEO and president; Zimmer Biomet, a dental and spinal-implants maker, appoints new communications chief; and more.
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