Lane Hale, who has been in the medical device industry since 2005, has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of ECA Medical Instruments, located in Thousand Oaks, California.
As the company wrote in its August 9, 2017 news release, “Hale joins ECA from Surgical Frontiers, where he was Executive Vice President and helped launch and operate start-up medtech companies to develop advanced surgical technologies focused on improving surgical outcomes.”
“In the medical device industry since 2005, he spent much of his career partnering with many of today’s leading medical device companies developing new technologies, launching new products, and sustaining manufacturing. Hale has held leadership roles in business development, operations, and finance at Surgical Frontiers, Insightra Medical, CoorsTek Medical, IMDS and MedicineLodge.”
“Hale has worked in investment banking for Goldman Sachs and in management consulting focused on process improvement. He received a B.A. and M.B.A. from Brigham Young University.”
“Over the past four months, ECA’s Board led an extensive CEO search which included dozens of candidates, and Lane was the Board’s top choice given his experience, background, and personality,” said Rick Rees, Chairman of the Board. “The Board is absolutely confident that Lane is the right leader to guide ECA through its next chapter of transformation and growth. With Lane as CEO, ECA is poised to capitalize on an incredible market opportunity and solidify its first mover advantage and leading market position designing and manufacturing orthopedic and spine disposable instruments and sterile-packed instrument sets. We could not be more excited for Lane, ECA, and our customers.”
Lane Hale told OTW, “For most of my career, I have been in both product innovation and manufacturing. ECA has been leading the movement towards single-use instrument and sterile kits—having expertise in both product development and manufacturing is critical. During my time at MedicineLodge, IMDS [Innovative Medical Device Solutions] and Surgical Frontiers, I have worked closely with most of the leading orthopedic implant companies’ product development, marketing, and operations teams as well as with top design-oriented surgeons to design, develop, and supply next generation orthopedic technologies. From these experiences, I understand our customers’ challenges, needs, and where their opportunities lie.