Mark Vimimtz
Mark Viminitz (external link, opens in new window) is currently the President and CEO of Sherpa Medical Device Consulting Inc., his focus has been on helping North American businesses identify organization and strategy opportunities in order to maximize profitability. He actively participates in providing international consulting companies with industry insights. In addition to consulting, Mark has been pursuing equity investment in small technology start-up firms.
He has been lecturing at Ryerson University in Toronto since January of 2019 in the Global Management Department, teaching classes such as Introduction to Global Management and the North American Business Environment. He is a subject matter expert in the area of NAFTA and North American Trade.
Mark has over 27 years of experience as a Management Board member, Vice President/General Manager with Johnson & Johnson Inc. Canada, where he successfully led commercial operations in the Medical Device sector. During this tenure he has been a champion and key global contributor of several dynamic product launches which have changed the standard of care for patients in Cardiology and Minimally Invasive Surgery.
His extensive experience in effective negotiating, cross-functional management, acquisition, divestiture, business turnaround, high performance teaming, strategy planning and execution has provided a breadth of business expertise that aligns to a rapidly changing global business environment.