Canadian Healthtech Leader Synaptive Medical Appoints Peter Wehrly as CEO
October 9, 2017
5:45 pm
Synaptive Medical, a leading Canadian medical device and technology company, announced today the appointment of veteran healthcare executive Peter Wehrly as chief executive officer.
As CEO, Wehrly’s primary focus will be on business operations, commercial execution, product development and strategy.
Wehrly joins Synaptive Medical after a notable career as a health technology leader. He previously served as president and CEO of medical device company PQ Bypass. Before that, he spent six years at Covidien serving as president, where he oversaw the company’s Japan, ANZ and Canada regions. Prior to that, Wehrly served as senior vice president of Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology.