Jeff Castillo

Member Since 2023

Jeff Castillo

Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Americas for Medela

Medela

Illinois

Jeff Castillo serves as Executive Vice President of the Americas for Medela LLC, leading more than 500 team members committed to improving health outcomes for moms, babies, patients and healthcare providers across the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Operating from its US headquarters in metro Chicago, Illinois, Medela is focused on nurturing health for generations with research-based breastfeeding and enteral feeding solutions. Medela's innovative vacuum technology is also used to improve outcomes for patients across a variety of healthcare applications from wound therapy to surgery, cardio thoracic recovery and more. With more than 25 years of executive experience in the healthcare industry, Jeff has held leadership positions at Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, and MicroSurgical Technology, expanding access to healthcare solutions and setting up business relationships that increased distribution within both B2B and B2C environments. Before joining Medela, Jeff served as executive vice president of Merz Aesthetics, a family-owned global aesthetics company. Jeff has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA in Business Administration and honorary Doctorate degree in Commercial Science from Southern Wesleyan University in South Carolina.

SKILLS

  • Leadership
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Innovation & Growth

COMPANY INFO

Medela

Through advancing research, observing natural behavior, and listening to our customers, Medela turns science into care while nurturing health for generations. Medela supports millions of moms, babies, patients, and healthcare professionals in more than 100 countries all over the world. As the healthcare choice for more than 6 million hospitals and homes across the globe, Medela provides the leading research-based breast milk feeding and baby products, healthcare solutions for hospitals, and clinical education. A family-owned company, Medela has 20 subsidiaries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia, three production and warehouse facilities in Switzerland, the U.S and China and a worldwide distribution network in over 100 countries. With over 1,600 employees, Medela is dedicated to building better health outcomes, simplifying and improving life, and developing breakthroughs that help moms, babies and patients live their life to the fullest.

AREA OF FOCUS

  • Health Care
  • Medical Device
  • Parenting

INDUSTRY

Technology

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