James Chase

On May 29, 2020, James Chase was appointed as Senior Vice President of International Sales and Marketing. Mr. Chase first joined Anika Therapeutics, Inc. in August of 2018. Prior to Anika, James served as the Business Unit Director of the Sports Medicine Division of Smith & Nephew for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Prior to this role, Mr. Chase held several senior level leadership roles at Smith & Nephew, including General Manager UK/Ireland, Vice President Northern Europe, and Managing Director UK/Ireland. In these roles, he has successfully led large commercial teams generating revenue in excess of $300m.

James holds B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Plymouth University (Honors), and an M.B.A. from The Open University.