Industry leaders join Swiss scale ups

Greg Roche has taken on the leadership at Distalmotion, the medtech startup pioneering novel, on-demand robotics. Its surgical robot, Dexter, empowers surgeons by removing robotic barriers and delivering excellence, ultimately enabling greater patient access to best-in-class minimally invasive surgery. In addition to being CEO, Roche will also join the company’s Board of Directors following the shareholders' approval. In his role, Roche will lead Distalmotion’s U.S. and EU expansion initiatives for its Dexter®, providing experienced insight and guidance for the next phase of the company’s growth strategy.

Roche joins Distalmotion with more than 20 years of commercial and executive experience in the Medtech industry, bringing a wealth of expertise across laparoscopic surgery, endoscopic visualization, and surgical robotics. Most recently, Roche served as CEO of Avateramedical, adding to his leadership and experience within soft-tissue robotic technologies. Prior to this, he was Global President of robotics and Technology at Zimmer Biomet, where he led the successful global launch of the ROSA® Robotic Knee System and delivered above-market growth for the company, in part by developing innovative business models tailored to meet the unique demands of the Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC’s). Beginning in the early 2000s, Roche served in multiple US commercial and leadership roles across Stryker. Roche is distinctly positioned to bring rich commercial and marketing experience from each of these roles to Distalmotion.

Open Mineral welcomes the Chief Executive Officer
Based in Zug, Open Mineral is a physical commodity trader powered by technology and market intelligence, enabling profitable and efficient trading of raw material commodities. After securing funding from Mubadala Investment Co, amongst others, Open Mineral accelerated its growth plan last year by opening offices in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, where the company expects to double its headcount over the coming year. The appointment of Chief Financial Officer Miguel Pacheco will boost the Middle East firm's strong performing reputation, where he will guide the fiscal health of the business and be a prudent sounding board, risk mitigator and strategist. His appointment is in line with the company’s mid and long-term growth and ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) roadmap. Miguel brings over 20 years of experience in Corporate Finance in challenging advisory & consulting roles to large multinationals, as well as in Strategic Corporate Development positions within complex transnational organizations with aggressive growth strategies. Prior to joining Open Mineral, he was Chief Executive Officer at TF Cargoes and held senior positions in several leading commodity companies and large MNCs, including Trafigura, Mercuria Energy Trading SA, Hartree Partners, and EY. Miguel holds an MBA (Finance, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship) from The Wharton School.