Executive Leader of Large Cap Medical Device
Commercial Business and Operations - Medtronic, etc
Jim has driven exceptional results over time at both small venture-backed MedTech companies and Medtronic (large cap), and has advised on numerous topics including strategy, structure, and execution to both.
Over a distinguished 18 year career at Medtronic, Mr. Komsa was most recently Vice President of the Restorative Therapy Group (RTG) and the U.S. Pain Organization, with annual sales of $400 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, at the time. There, he was responsible for 16 business units, including Medtronic Spine, Neurology, ENT, Pain and others. Prior to that, Jim led the successful turnaround of Interventional Spine (Kyphon) as U.S. Vice President Medtronic Spine Division. Formerly as Vice President, Northeast Region, Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular Group (CVG), Mr. Komsa was responsible for sales, marketing and operations for the Coronary, Pacemakers, Defibrillators, Structural Heart, Endovascular, and Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management business units, encompassing more than 300 full-time employees and generating approximately $400 million in annual sales.
Prior to his career at Medtronic, Jim was Vice President at Hambrecht & Quist, where he helped lead the operations and drove rapid sales growth of two start-up companies, Paceart and Zymed, which were ultimately acquired by Medtronic and Philips, respectively.
Jim has a Biology and business background. Dartmouth College - Biology degree and Tuck School of Business - Tuck Executive Program.
Jim is competitive and enjoys building high performing organizations and cultures. He has been recognized with numerous business awards. Jim played D1 Soccer at Dartmouth, still coaches and competes in other sports and has a track record of winning at all personal and professional levels.