Erna Grasz

Current

• General Manager of Nuclear Medicine - California Campus at Philips Healthcare
• Founder - President at Asante Africa Foundation

Past

• VP of Advanced Develpoment and technology Development at Philips Medical Systems
• VP of Research and Product Development at Tyco Healthcare - Nellcor Division
• VP/GM at KLA-Tencor

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Education

• Santa Clara University
• Texas Tech University

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Connections

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Industry

Medical Devices

Websites

• My Website
• My Website

Erna Grasz’s Summary

MEDICAL DEVICE EXECUTIVE -General business management, Research and Product Development, Marketing and Customer Relationships

- Established reputation as highly strategic leader with over 20 years of demonstrated success in diverse industries, including Medical Device.
- Exercised full management for business functions including: general management; research and product development; business development; operations; sales; and marketing for 130M$ business.
- Recognized for start-up and turn-around initiatives that increase market share, decrease design and production risks, and drive bottom line profitability.
- Partner and advisor to C-level executives on global strategy, M&A, licensing, and portfolio management.
- Demonstrated track record in business strategy coupled with technology innovation, product conceptualization, and program management of aggressive timelines while navigating regulations and challenges associated with medical device product development and manufacture.
- Highly experienced in leading international cross-functional groups, building lean organizations, and yielding high performance.
- International business experience - China, Taiwan, Russia, Ukraine, Ireland

Erna Grasz’s Specialties:

- Full P&L management( direct and matrixed reports).
- Strategic planning from business level vision down to tactical objectives management.
- Strong communication, organizational, and assessment skills. “Dynamic team builder and project organizer.”
- Good business acumen and decision-making skill. Adept at “reading” organizations, customers, and suppliers.
- Known for coaching, mentoring, and building fun work environments with high yield.

Additional Information

Erna Grasz’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Website

Erna Grasz’s Interests:

Not for Profit Foundation focused on building schools in Tanzania/Kenya . Education for children in East Africa. Helping them strive for their dreams in spite of the longitude/latitude of which they are born. high technology, medical devices, snowboarding, fitness training, international travel,

Erna Grasz’s Groups:

•Texas Tech University – Engineering Industrial Advisory Board – Chairman 2006-2008
•Board of Directors, Member – PowerSpeaking Inc.
•Institution of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) - Robotics and Automation Society
•AAMI, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

•    ex-Tyco

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