CTPartners (NYSE MKT: CTP), a leading global retained executive search firm, released from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference here its first annual list of Life Sciences & Healthcare ChangeMakers, a recognition of outstanding global executives driving the direction of their companies and helping to shape the future of the life sciences and healthcare industry.

In life sciences and healthcare, as in most industries, the most valuable executives are change agents, leaders who combine vision, experience, innovative thinking and management acumen, a sophisticated understanding of market dynamics, financial focus and a willingness to take risks. The first annual Life Sciences & Healthcare ChangeMakers list acknowledges 10 executives whose approaches are helping their organizations make a difference and who are impacting the industry at large.

"Innovation and vision define the leaders required for any industry, none more so than life sciences and healthcare," noted Morten Nielsen, Managing Partner of CTPartners' Life Sciences and Healthcare Practice. "The executives named to our list exemplify these qualities and are in the forefront of the change required for their industries to meet the challenges they face. We celebrate their accomplishments and expect to continue to see great things from these already proven individuals."

Given the breadth of this sector, these executives represent a broad spectrum of organizations, as well as a wide range of regions and professional backgrounds. The 2014 Life Sciences & Healthcare ChangeMakers selected by CTPartners include:

Mara G. Aspinall
President and CEO, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., and Global Head, Roche Tissue Diagnostics, USA

Pierre Guyot
CEO, Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Europe

Marc H. Hedrick, M.D.
President, Cytori Therapeutics, Inc., USA

Jos Lamers
CEO, Unilabs, Switzerland

Brian Miller
Managing Partner, Linden Capital Partners, USA

Laura Piccinini
Vice President, Medical Care Solutions & Customer Care EMEA, Covidien, Switzerland

Tom Polen
Group President, Medical Surgical and Pharmaceutical Systems, Becton, Dickinson and Co., USA

Javier Rodriguez
President, DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc., USA

Georg Toufar
Chief Marketing Officer, Mundipharma International Ltd., Europe

Joseph Woody
President and CEO, KCI, USA

For more information on CTPartners' 2014 list of Life Sciences & Healthcare ChangeMakers, see http://ctpartners.uberflip.com/i/241090.

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