Egmont Baumgartner

Egmont has over 30 years of experience in sales and marketing of medical devices in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He was CEO of two Cape Town-based companies: Wondermed, which manufactures a complete wound management system; and Quorus Biotech, that manufactures a bioprocessing platform for cultivating specialised cell lines. He currently serves as Group Head at Avatar Health, responsible for devices & disposables. Prior to these appointments, Egmont spent 12 years as Vice President for three medical device companies in Europe: Stryker, a world leader in reconstructive surgery; Cochlear, a manufacturer of implants for people with profound hearing loss; and Synthes, that offers the most comprehensive portfolio of orthopaedic and neuro products. In this last position, he was responsible for sales of over a billion dollars prior to the acquisition of Synthes by Johnson & Johnson.