CryoLife Hires CEO with Medtronic Experience

By Nancy Crotti

CryoLife has appointed James Patrick (Pat) Mackin, 47, as president and chief executive officer, effective September 2.

Mackin will succeed Steven G. Anderson, who will continue as executive chair of the Kennesaw, GA-based company, according to a recent company news release.

Mackin hails from Fridley, MN-based Medtronic, where he most recently served as president of cardiac rhythm disease management, the company's largest operating division. He previously served as vice president of Medtronic's vascular business in Western Europe and vice president/general manager of the endovascular business unit.

Prior to joining Medtronic in 2002, Mackin was senior vice president and general manager for the cardiovascular surgery business unit and director of sales in the surgical products division at Genzyme, Inc., Cambridge, MA.

CryoLife manufactures medical devices--including surgical adhesives and sealants, and cardiac lasers--and processes and distributes implantable living human tissues for use in cardiac and vascular surgeries.

Mackin received an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Nancy Crotti is a contributor to Qmed and MPMN.

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