Medical devices
10 Olympus executives
These ten current and former Olympus executives include Olympus Corporation's current CEO and CFO, two former CEOs, its chief technology officer and executive vice presidents across operations, internal audit and business units. A reader can learn how a medical equipment maker sets strategy, runs manufacturing and service, and governs risk.
Professionals to explore
01—10Christian Meyer
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Surgical and Interventional Solutions Operations and ISC · Olympus Corporation
Executive Vice President, Surgical and Interventional Solutions Operations and ISC at Olympus Corporation since 2024. Former Executive Managing Director Global Head of Manufacturing and Repair (2022–2024), Managing Director Operations (2019–2022), Director Operations (2015–2019) and General Manager Supply Chain Management (2014–2015) at Olympus Corporation.
Daizo Motoyoshi
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President - Global Chief Internal Audit Officer · Olympus Corporation
Executive Vice President - Global Chief Internal Audit Officer at Olympus Corporation since 2020. Former Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Olympus China (2025–2026) and of Olympus Terumo Biomaterials Corporation (2021–2024). His profile describes experience in corporate governance, internal audit, enterprise risk management, finance and investment management.
Diethard Vollmer
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Global General Manager Service & Repair Business · Olympus Corporation
Executive Vice President and Global General Manager Service & Repair Business at Olympus Corporation since 2026. Former Sr. VP & Global General Manager Service Business (2025–2026), SVP & Global Business Leader Medical Services (2022–2025) and General Manager Medical Services and Business Solutions EMEA (2015–2023) at Olympus Corporation.
John M Lim
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President · Olympus Corporation
Executive Vice President at Olympus Corporation since 2024, based in Tokyo, and former Senior Vice President, ESD-Integrated Supply Chain there (2023–2024). Former Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, Pharmaceutical Systems (2021–2023) and Vice-President of Operations, World-Wide ISD & MDS Europe (2018–2021) at BD.
Keith Boettiger
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President & Head of Gastrointestinal Solutions (GIS) · Olympus Corporation
Executive Officer & Head of Gastrointestinal Solutions (GIS) at Olympus Corporation since 2026, and former Executive Vice President & Head of Gastrointestinal Solutions (GIS) there (2025–2026). Former Vice President Abbott & President Abbott Heart Failure Division (2021–2025) and Vice President Abbott & President Abbott Neuromodulation Division (2017–2021) at Abbott.
Michael Parenti
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Olympus Corporation
Chief Financial Officer of Olympus Corporation since 2026; his profile headline reads Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Olympus. Former VP of Finance, Group CFO MSNT at Stryker (2021–2026), and former VP of Finance, CFO (2018–2021) and Senior Finance Director (2015–2018) at Johnson & Johnson.
Robert J. White
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Olympus Corporation
Chief Executive Officer of Olympus Corporation since 2025, a role the listing places at C-level in General Management; his profile headline reads President & CEO at Olympus. Former Executive Vice President and President, Medical Surgical Portfolio at Medtronic (2020–2024).
Stefan Kaufmann
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Olympus Corporation
Former Chief Executive Officer of Olympus Corporation (2023–2024), based in Tokyo. Former Director, CSO, ESG Officer and CAO (2022–2023), Director and CAO (2019–2022) and Executive Managing Director (CEO) (2011–2019) at Olympus Corporation. The listing shows him self-employed as a business owner since 2025.
Syed Naveed
LinkedInExperience: Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer · Olympus Corporation
Executive Officer & Chief Technology Officer at Olympus Corporation since 2025, based in Tokyo and Boston. Former SVP and Global Head of R&D - Therapeutic Solutions Division and Single Use Endoscopy (2024–2025) and SVP and Global Head of R&D - Single Use Endoscopy (2022–2025) at Olympus, and former Worldwide Vice President R&D - Urology & Critical Care at BD (2019–2022).
Yasuo Takeuchi
LinkedInExperience: President and CEO · Olympus Corporation
Former Executive Chairman (2023–2026) and President and CEO (2019–2023) of Olympus Corporation, and former Director and Vice President there (2015–2019). His profile says he held roles with global responsibility in accounting, corporate planning, and the Medical and Life Sciences businesses, and spent sixteen years at Olympus overseas offices.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you balance investment between established endoscopy franchises and newer surgical and single-use products?
- 02What does it take to run a global repair and service business for complex medical equipment?
- 03How should a medical device company structure internal audit and compliance across many countries?
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