The shakeup at Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) last week proved that while the sheriff may be headed for the sunset, he’s not ready to hang up his spurs just yet. With little more than a month past his two year anniversary of taking the helm at BSX, J. Raymond Elliott continues to re-shape the Natick, Mass.-based […]
Repealing the medical device tax is the most critical issue to maintaining a “climate of innovation,” Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) CEO J. Raymond Elliott wrote in a July 4th editorial for Star Tribune newspaper. “The medical device tax directly undermines the Obama administration’s competitiveness agenda. It will remove an estimated $20 billion from the private […]
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J. Raymond Elliott’s decision to step down as CEO of Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) began a little more than a month ago, when the company’s board asked him to document the accomplishments of his two-year tenure. As he spent an entire Sunday on a detailed outline of the past and — more importantly — the future […]
News that Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) is looking for a new CEO now that Ray Elliott plans to hang up his spurs at the end of the year shocked Wall Street, where BSX shares plunged nearly 9 percent on the day. The Natick, Mass.-based medical device maker said its corner office will be empty as […]
Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) is looking for a new CEO, after J. Raymond Elliott announced he will be retiring at the end of the year. Elliott, 61, said his retirement from the Natick, Mass.-based medical device maker will be effective as of December 31, 2011. Company officials said BSX has appointed a special search committee […]
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