Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo reflects on leadership, early successes after nearly a year on the job (Mlive)
Since beginning his new job nearly a year ago, Kevin Lobo is enjoying all the firsts involved in leading medical device maker Stryker Corp. (download 4-page analysis of Stryker HERE) , including seeing the title Chief Executive Officer on his resume.
Within months of taking the reins, the 48-year-old gave the company a first, too.
Stryker’s first acquisition in China was made in January with the $764 million purchase of Trauson Holdings Co., China’s largest maker of pelvic reconstruction plates in a key emerging orthopedic market.
The move was bold, with a hefty price tag, and Lobo’s first as CEO.
“That was a heavy decision and I feel very good about it,” Lobo said in his first interview with MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. “There are a lot of learnings. These are all firsts for me -- my first time meeting with investors and analysts, managing and working with a board of directors, but with any new job you learn to make decisions.”
Lobo was named CEO on Oct. 1, 2012 after the sudden resignation of Stephen MacMillan in February of 2012. MacMillan, who also served as president and chairman...
