The former Ecolab Healthcare executive will lead marketing efforts for Ambu’s core products in anesthesiology,EMS and patient monitoring and diagnostics.

Ambu Inc., a rapidly growing pioneer of sterile, single-use medical devices, has named Dave Rawlings as Director of Marketing for its core product lines inanesthesiology, EMS and patient monitoring and diagnostics.

Rawlings will lead marketing efforts for Ambu’s core business products, which include the iconic Ambu® Bag™, masks, electrodes, anesthesiacircuits, training manikins and neck collars.

“Our core business products continue to perform well, and we have plans to strengthen the portfolio with new innovative solutions by focusing on customer value and patient safety,” said Jens Kemp, Vice President of Marketing for Ambu Inc. “Dave Rawlings’ depth of experience in the industry makes him a valuable asset to the team. He not only brings strong marketing skills to the post but has a background in disposable medical devices, which is useful in understanding the industry and the needs of our customers.”

Through direct partnership with the Core Sales Leadership and Global Marketing team, Rawlings will be responsible for hiring and leading a team of marketing managers, associates, and a national sales trainer to achieve short and long-term growth objectives.

Rawlings earned an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University, where he stayed to complete a Master in Business Administration.Although he worked briefly as a medical product engineer, and has three issued and two pending patents for medical devices, Rawlings turned his professional focus to the business and marketing side of medical devices, where he has spent most of his career.

At Kimberly-Clark Healthcare/Avanos Medical Rawlings led the respiratory medical device business unit and marketing team. He then moved to Ecolab Healthcare’s Medical Device Division, where he led the surgical equipment business unit and marketing team.There, he worked to integrate the acquisition of OR Solutions, a leader in surgical equipment systems for irrigation fluid warming and surgical slush.His accomplishments span across innovation, marketing, sales acceleration, and business operations.

“As a leading supplier of single-use endoscopes, Ambu has been able to seamlessly respond to increasing demand for its devices,” Rawlings said.“With Ambu’s innovative products and strong reputation in the industry, the company will continue to successfully navigate the changing demands of the healthcare industry, identify growth opportunities and meet the critical needs for safety, quality and innovation.”

About Ambu

Ambu has been bringing the solutions of the future to life since 1937. Today, millions of patients and healthcare professionals worldwide depend on the efficiency, safety and performance of our single-use endoscopy, anaesthesia, and patient monitoring & diagnostics solutions. The manifestations of our efforts have ranged from early innovations like the Ambu® Bag™ resuscitator and the Ambu® BlueSensor™ electrodes to our newest landmark solutions like the Ambu® aScope™ – the world’s first single-use flexible endoscope. Moreover, we continuously look to the future with a commitment to deliver innovative quality products that have a positive impact on the work of doctors, nurses and paramedics. Headquartered near Copenhagen in Denmark, Ambu employs approximately 3,000 people in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit ambu.com or ambuUSA.com.