Namal Nawana

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Namal Nawana
Born1970/1971(age 50–51) [1]
NationalityAustralian
Education University of Adelaide
Henley Business School
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Smith & Nephew
TermMay 2018-Oct 2019
Predecessor Olivier Bohuon
Successor Roland Diggelmann

Namal Nawana (born 1970/1971) is an Australian businessman, and former chief executive (CEO) of Smith & Nephew plc, a British multinational medical equipment manufacturing company.

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Early life

Nawana earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1992, and a Masters of Medical Science from the University of Adelaide in South Australia in 1995, and an MBA from the Henley Business School, UK, in 2000. [1]

Career

Nawana was CEO of the medical diagnostics company Alere, from 2014 until April 2018, overseeing its 2017 sale to Abbott Laboratories. Subsequently, he took over from Olivier Bohuon as CEO of Smith & Nephew. [2] [3] [4] In October 2019, Smith & Nephew announced Nawana would stand down, reportedly "because his requests for higher pay, in line with the packages awarded by US medical device-makers, could not be met under UK corporate governance standards". [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Executive Profile: Namal Nawana". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "Namal Nawana appointed Chief Executive Officer of Smith & Nephew - Smith & Nephew". www.smith-nephew.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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