Drue De Angelis is founder and Managing Partner of The De Angelis Group. Drue has spent more than 28 years in the Orthopedic Industry. The first half of his career was spent working for Zimmer and Stryker in sales and sales management of their fastest growing branch in the U.S. Over the past 15 years, Drue has built and operated an Executive Search & Consulting firm focused exclusively in orthopedics. The bulk of Drue’s clients are Orthopedic Startup companies and he is instrumental in many different facets from helping them craft their strategies for growth, acquiring strong industry talent as well assisting in License and Mergers & Acquisition activity.
Our recruiting methodology yields "hard to acquire" talent which is why we offer the longest guarantees in the industry.
Recent Search Assignments
WW President - Spine Implant Company
VP Sales US - Spine Company
VP Sales & Marketing - Spine Company
COO - Orthopedic Contract Manufacturing Company
EVP Sales & Marketing - Spine Company
President/COO - Spine Company
VP Sales US - Spine Company
VP R&D - Spine Company
General Manager - Foot & Ankle Company
Business Development Manager - Ortho/Recon
SVP Engineering - Robotic Prosthetic Company
President & CEO - Extremities Company
Director - Board of Directors, Extremities Company
SVP Sales, World Wide Spine Company
VP Sales & Marketing Spine Company
Chairman - Board of Directors
VP Sales Extremities Start Up.
VP Sales $360mm Surgical Instrument Company
VP Sales Extremities Start up Company
VP Sales $250mm Orthopedic Trauma Company
VP Sales & Marketing Patient Safety Solutions
VP Sales Sports Medicine Start-up
CEO - Osteobiologic Company
VP Sales $190MM Spine Company
VP Sales & Marketing - Orthopedic Trauma Company, Start-up
CEO - Orthopedic Design & Development Company
CEO - Orthopedic Rehabilitation Device Company
VP Sales - $120mm Spine Company
VP Sales - Sports Medicine Start-up
VP Marketing - Venture Backed Spine Company
drue@orthospinesearch.com
Managing Partner @ The De Angelis Group is an executive search and consulting firm founded in 2000. We collaborate with small to mid-sized Orthopedic & Spine Companies assisting them in developing and realizing their commercial strategies.
www.OrthoSpineSearch.com
Member- International Retained Search Associates (IRSA) From January 2000 to Present (16 years) Editor @ Provide Orthopedic Industry news and opinion through OrthoSpineNews.com's website. Aggregate Press Releases and provide original content exclusively for the Orthopedic Industry. From 2000 to Present (15 years) Branch Manager @ Manager of all operations and sales of the Arizona branch for Stryker Orthopedics, Spine and Trauma. Drue was recruited to build AZ. He built the Arizona team with several sales reps, case coverage reps and administration support personnel effectively improving the performance of the branch from 44th in the nation out of 44; to #1. From February 1997 to January 2000 (3 years) Full Line Sales Representative @ As a Sr. Sales rep for Zimmer, Drue was one of two reps to receive their fifth President's Club award in 1997 at the National Sales Meeting. Drue developed three different territories and also hired and trained new reps at Zimmer headquarters. Drue hired and trained the #1 top trauma sales rep in the nation. From August 1987 to February 1997 (9 years 7 months)
Biblical Studies @ The Master's College From 1983 to 1987 Drue DeAngelis is skilled in: Medical Devices, Orthopedic, Start-ups, Executive Search, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Leadership, Surgery, Retained Search, Mergers & Acquisitions, Product Launch, Organizational Development, Talent Management, Executive Coaching, Sourcing
Websites:
http://www.tdg-llc.com,
http://www.breakingintomedicalsales.com,
http://www.tdg-llc.com/our-blog