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Mazor Robotics names Yuval Yanai to Board of Directors
November 30, 2016
Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor Robotics named Yuval Yanai to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.
Here are four notes:
- Mr. Yanai brings 30 years of medical device industry experience to Mazor.
- He has served as director for a number of publicly traded companies including Nasdaq in New York City, Israel-based Macrocure as well as Check-Cap in Israel.
- Mr. Yanai was the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Israel-based Given Imaging, which developed and manufactured diagnostic products to detect and visualize gastrointestinal tract disorders. In 2014, Dublin, Ireland-based Covidien bought Given Imaging in a $1 billion deal.
- Mr. Yanai has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and economics from Israel-based Tel Aviv University.
“Mazor’s performance and commitment to innovation have contributed to its position as the market leader in guidance system for spine surgeries. I am looking forward to working with the board and being part of Mazor’s continued success,” said Mr. Yanai.
Source: Mazor Robotics names Yuval Yanai to board of directors — 4 notes