Daniel Gruppo Named President, CEO of CoNextions

CoNextions Inc. has appointed Daniel Gruppo as president and CEO, replacing Jeff Barnes, who served as chief executive since May 2017 will continue as executive chairman of the Board of Directors.

“Dan’s management experience at Stryker, coupled with his sales and marketing acumen, make him well suited to assume this role,” said Barnes. “Erik Kubiak, M.D., founder and board member of CoNextions, and I are confident that Dan can make CoNextions the company we envision.”
 
Gruppo has more than 14 years of senior management experience, including strategic plan development and execution at Stryker Corp. Prior to joining CoNextions in 2016, Gruppo served as vice president of Sales and Marketing at Stryker Trauma and Extremities.
 
“I am very excited to be taking on the role of president and CEO of CoNextions and to lead the team there,” said Gruppo. “I believe that as we go to market with CoNextions TR Tendon Repair System, CoNextions and its surgeon partners and customers will truly revolutionize tendon repair. The early surgeon feedback has me more excited than ever for the future of CoNextions.”
 
CoNextions Medical is currently launching the CoNextions TR Tendon Repair System throughout the United States and select countries in the global market. The device is marketed by a network of orthopedic distributors focused on hand, wrist, and forearm surgery.
 
Founded in 2011, CoNextions Inc. is a privately held company located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is an innovation-based medical device company dedicated to achieving safer, stronger, and more durable tendon repairs worldwide marked by faster rehabilitation, fewer complications, and lower long-term costs.