Michael Barbe is a veteran medical devices global expansion specialist.  He has held senior international strategic management roles in large blue chip and early stage companies, establishing and growing international markets across Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.  His portfolio has included cardiac and cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery (spine and skull-base), vascular and neurovascular surgery, orthopaedic surgery, and wound care.   Originally from Milford, Connecticut, Michael lived 12 years in Latin America, speaks Spanish natively, and is fluent in Portuguese.

 

Michael’s experience spans from opening new markets, to transitioning international distributors into subsidiaries, to managing large-scale vertically integrated subsidiaries.  He is familiar with the financial, commercial, legal, compliance, regulatory, and human resources dimensions of establishing and managing each type of international sales and marketing channel.   After many years of dedicated management, Michael has an expansive network of surgeons, administrators, trade organizations and in-country specialists that can be leveraged to mount and streamline sales organizations as well as  accelerate product launches.