Worldwide President, Spine
Johnson and Johnson
Russell Powers is the Worldwide President, Spine at Depuy Synthes.
Russell has more than 25 years of Medical Device experience in both the U.S. and international markets. At Johnson and Johnson, Russell has also served as President of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction.
In previous roles, Russell was Vice President & General Manager of Vexim and played a leadership role in the sale and transition of the business to Stryker. Prior to Vexim, Russell served in various leadership roles with both NuVasive and Medtronic. Russell served as Executive Vice President of International and President of China for NuVasive and, prior to that, served as Senior Vice President, Operations, and Senior Vice President of Spinal and Biologics at NuVasive. During his 13 year-career at Medtronic, Russell held the positions of Vice President, U.S. Sales Operations, Vice President, International, International Vice President and held various positions in Global Marketing. Russell began his career in orthopaedics with Smith & Nephew as a member of the Trauma Marketing Group. Russell received a B.B.A from the Fogelman College of Business at the University of Memphis and an Executive Leadership certificate from the Wharton School of Business.
Friday, March 17, 2023
6:05 PM – 6:15 PM EST