Bill Garner

Bill Garner has extensive work experience in the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Bill is currently serving as the Executive Director of Marketing at Alimera Sciences since 2017. Previously, they held various leadership roles at Medtronic, Given Imaging, Roche Diagnostics, and AVL Scientific Corporation. During their tenure at Medtronic, Garner was responsible for global market development and product management for the GI Functional Diagnostics business. Bill achieved significant revenue growth for the business unit and successfully launched numerous new products. At Given Imaging, they served as the Vice President of Global Product Marketing and Director of Product Marketing for the Americas. Additionally, they were the Service Support Manager at Given Imaging, where they developed technical support and customer service departments and implemented a customer-focused environment. Before joining Given Imaging, Garner worked as a Customer Support Manager at Roche Diagnostics and AVL Scientific Corporation, where they established and led technical support call centers and service teams.

Bill Garner has a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Biomedical & Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University. Bill also completed the Medical Marketing Program at UCLA Anderson School of Management, where they obtained knowledge in Marketing/Marketing Management, General. Additionally, Bill holds a certification as a Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.