Pierre Rivaux
Surgery
BioAxial
Australia
Biography
Pierre Rivaux has a long track record of success in the medtech industry. After graduating from Skema business school (Lille, France) he became a serial entrepreneur; his 2nd company was acquired by Tyco Healthcare (now Medtronic), which he joined first as Managing Director France, then Vice President EMEA. He then joined Intuitive Surgical (DaVinci robot) as Vice President International, bringing revenue to 230m$ in 5 years. Subsequently he joined Leica Microsystems (Danaher) as Vice President EMEA, driving significant growth in 3 divisions (Life Science Research, Surgical Microscopy and Industry), with a direct staff of 400 plus 250 distributors, in 134 countries. Pierre is also member of the Board of Axilum Robotics. Since leaving FEI, Frank is working as an independent consultant and serves his clients as board member, advisor, facilitator, or trainer in go to market strategies, technology, and product development.
Research Interest
Surgery
