Leadership

    

Jørgen B Hansen

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER



“I am excited to work with the team to drive growth, strengthen execution, and continue Aspen Surgical’s commitment to serving clinicians and patients.”

Jørgen joins Aspen Surgical with more than three decades of leadership experience across the medical technology and patient care sectors. His career is defined by an ability to drive growth, operational excellence, and value creation in public, private equity-, and venture-backed companies. 

Greg Muller

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER



“Thus far, Aspen’s strengths could be described as a highly functioning partner to our customers, providing a unique and broad portfolio of high-value brands, product quality and solutions. Going forward, we’re excited to provide even more.”

Greg has 20-plus years of corporate finance experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting from IU-Bloomington. He has been highly involved in business acquisitions, divestitures & integrations. 

Carl Hall

CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER



"I am excited to lead the commercial strategy for Aspen’s continued evolution in delivering essential medical products to healthcare professionals to support patient care."

Carl is an accomplished and dynamic senior leader with 20-plus years of experience in domestic and global medical products and services. He is passionate about building relationships with leading healthcare executives, supply and distributor partners, medical professionals and other business leaders. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Baylor University.

Julie Nass

VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES



“I am thrilled to be part of Aspen’s tremendous growth journey and work alongside colleagues that are caring, genuine, passionate and incredibly hard working.”

Julie joined Aspen with over 25 years in Human Resources and extensive experience leading HR in public and private companies, from start-up to Fortune 500. Julie is passionate about employee engagement and translating business vision into global HR organizational development initiatives. Julie holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Dayton and completed her graduate work in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Illinois State University.


Kerry Turner

VP OF QUALITY ASSURANCE & REGULATORY AFFAIRS



“I love being a part of an organization that rebukes phrases like ‘we’ve always done it like this’. The status quo and tacit knowledge is always challenged. It is glorious and sets a foundation for infinite possibilities.”

Kerry is an accomplished Quality and Regulatory professional with 20-plus years of progressive, results-driven experience. Kerry holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA in Quantitative Analysis.

 Christopher Dukes

VP OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY



“The energy and culture within Aspen is fantastic and I am proud to be a part of our continued success. There are great things in store for us!”

As the VP of Information Technology, Chris is responsible for Aspen Surgical’s global IT strategy. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in economics & business administration from Kalamazoo College and has over two decades of experience in IT. Chris combines his technical experience and strategic business acumen to drive value through efficient and secure IT solutions that enable growth.


Dennis Maier

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER



“I am privileged and thrilled to lead our outstanding employees who come to work every day to deliver outstanding products that treat patients everywhere.”

Dennis leads the global operations team at Aspen Surgical. Prior to joining Aspen, Dennis spent over 25 years in leadership roles leading operations at Artivion, Baxter Heathcare, Hill Rom, Medtronic, Abbott Labs, Boston Scientific, Guidant and the United Stated Army. He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Purdue University. Dennis is passionate about working hard to meet the needs of our patients and business while taking care of our employees who make delivering our mission possible.