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Leadership Team

Barry Russell - Founder & CEO
Barry has brought his unique experience in the medical devices industry to bear on neoSurgicals philosophy and operating principles.

A Technology Btech (Hons) graduate from the University of Limerick, Barry spent 5 years developing his technical and engineering skills post graduate. Most notably, with Boston Scientific, he gained valuable experience in both Process and Product Engineering in the Medical Devices industry.

Barry made a career and perspective transforming move into the area of Medical Device commercialisation when in 2000 he joined Johnson & Johnson. Following a successful transition period to front line Sales & Marketing roles and after attaining the coveted 'Sales Person of the Year Award' Barry moved into a Business Development Management role. A Johnson & Johnson supported Executive MBA(Hons) at DCU and further successes at management level meant an elevation to Director Level and a seat on the board of management of Johnson & Johnson Medical Irl. Ltd. Barry had the great fortune and privilege in leading their very successful surgical businesses, Ethicon Endo Surgery &Ethicon including Ethicon's Urology and Women's Health Division, to a market leading positions in the Irish market. During his tenure he also had the opportunity to input and contribute to the strategic international direction of these businesses.

With his technical experience and his broad and varied customer interaction Barry has developed a clear perspective and vision on the needs of the practising surgeon. Barry now wants to put this vision into action with neoSurgical in providing 'Clever Products for Better Patient Outcomes'.

Contact: e: Barry.Russell@neosurgical.com m: +353 (0)87 411 1124


Pauric O'Grady - Chairman
Pauric has over 36 years of commercial experience in the Medical Devices industry.

Throughout his long and distinguished career with Johnson & Johnson he has fulfilled a succession of senior executive roles and functions including many international assignments in the UK, Middle East and Nordic markets.

He returned to Ireland in the late eighties when he was appointed Managing Director of Johnson & Johnson Medical Ireland Ltd. This company has been a leading light within the J&J EMEA group of companies and under Pauric's stewardship has consistently delivered high double digit growth and unparalleled performance.

Pauric took early retirement in mid 2007 and has committed his time since then to a number of voluntary projects and medical charities. Pauric has come on board with neoSurgical in Jan 2009.

Contact: e: Pauric.OGrady@neosurgical.com


Ronan Keating, R&D Director
Biomechanical engineer with over a decades experience and an exceptional innovation and leadership track record with the successful medical devices start-up MedNova and with a global leader in medical devices, Abbott Vascular. In 2008, Ronan was awarded the coveted Abbott Vascular Innovator of the Year Award and has also completed a 6 month secondment to the Abbott Vascular R&D HQ in California. He has recently completed a Masters of Engineering Science at NUIG. Ronan’s broad experience across a range of technologies, materials, processes, design, and people leadership positions him well to lead neoSurgical’s technical team and programs.

Contact: e: Ronan.Keating@neosurgical.com


Richard Dunphy, FCCA. Operations and Finance Director
Richard has 38 years experience in Financial Accounting, Management Consulting, Manufacturing and Financial services. Worked with Irish Life, KPMG and US multinationals in Ireland, UK and Europe. Has board level directorship experience in dealing with Banks, Auditors, Revenue, IDA, Pensions etc and has been involved in FDA approved facilities, Sarbanes Oxley, Health & Safety and Quality programmes. A self starter with significant strategy and change management experience, Richard will play a key role in the fast growth planned for the company, ensuring smooth operation and optimising the returns for all stakeholders. Richard has come on board since May 2009.

Contact: e: Richard.Dunphy@neosurgical.com


Diarmuid O'Riordain, MD, FRCSI. Clinical Director
Diarmuid has 25 years of surgical experience and has specialist expertise in Colorectal, Gastrointestinal Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery. He has trained at some of the leading academic medical centres in the United States including The Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. He was Consultant Surgeon at St. James’s University Hospital and Senior Lecturer in Surgery at University of Leeds before returning to Ireland in 2001. He is currently Chair of Surgery at the UPMC Beacon Hospital Dublin and Consultant Surgeon at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin, and Naas General Hospital and Lecturer in Surgery Trinity College Dublin and is a member of many prestigious International Surgical Societies. Diarmuid is a vastly experienced Laparoscopic Surgeon and performs well in excess of 500 laparoscopic surgical Procedures per annum. Diarmuid has a key clinical and surgical input into the design, application and endorsement of neoSurgical products.

Contact: e: Diarmuid.ORiordain@neosurgical.com

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neoSurgical Ltd will continue to attract key executive and non executive members in line with its development strategies.

  • Key Finance & Tax Advisor - Horwath Bastow Charleton
  • Key Surgical Advisors - Leading practising consultants in the area of Laparoscopic Upper & Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Legal Advisors - McMahon O’Brien Solicitors