Gavin Thomas

Responsible for leading the trauma extremities franchise marketing team – global product portfolio strategy, development and maintenance in Hand & Wrist, Shoulder and Elbow, Foot and Ankle. Lead and developed an upstream marketing team of 19 based in Switzerland and the USA, with 3 direct reports (Group Product Directors).

Click to edit position descriptionResponsible for global trauma shoulder and elbow product portfolio strategy, development and maintenance. Lead a team of 18 (group managers, product managers & product development engineers) based in Switzerland and the USA.

Responsible for global product portfolio strategy, development and maintenance for trauma small fragments. Lead a team of 6 (3 product managers, 3 product development engineers based in Switzerland)

Head of Sales and Marketing for the Australian Trauma Division

Responsible for cervical spine product development - fixation, interbody fusion, vertebral body replacement

Responsible for the spine interbody fusion portfolio, i.e. translating customer insights into new product development, as well as portfolio maintenance of the spine interbody product portfolio.

Responsible for managing sales in trauma, spine, power tools, maxillofacial & later orthopedics in subsidiaries in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and India and distributors in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.

Sales consultant and Branch Manager, Eastern Cape, South Africa, responsible for trauma, spine & CMF sales.

Responsible for sales in Northern part of Cape Town and outlying districts, as well as Eastern Cape.

Click to edit position descriptionVarious clerical duties

Click to edit position descriptionResponsible for routine virology diagnostics, including serology and cell culture techniques, immunofluorescence.

Virology