OrganOx appoints new Chairman to the Board

OrganOx announced today the appointment of Dr Oern Stuge as non-executive chairman.

“With the need to reduce organ transplant waiting lists around the world, it is important to make every donor organ count.  I look forward to working with the team at OrganOx to deliver added value to the global transplant community and their patients, wherever they are in the world”.

Dr Stuge brings with him a wealth of relevant experience.  Over the past 10 years, he has focused his attention on developing and steering companies in the Health Tech sector to realise their full potential. 

Prior to this, Dr Stuge spent 12 years at Medtronic in different positions including SVP & President, where he led a successful transformation of their global cardiac surgery business.  He also spent 6 years in senior management positions at Abbott Laboratories Inc.

Before joining the Life Science industry, Dr Stuge trained and worked as a physician in Oslo.