Jeff Castillo joins Medela as executive vice president and general manager for Medela Americas
McHenry, IL, October 13, 2021 – Medela, the most trusted breast pump brand in North America*, today announced that Jeff Castillo is joining Medela as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Americas Region.
“Across different stages of life, Medela has supported millions of families around the world -- including mine,” explains Jeff Castillo, executive vice president and general manager for the Americas at Medela. “The opportunity to join Medela was exciting for both me and my family, because of the support they provided us through the early days of our own personal parenting journey. Their vision is reflected in the passionate culture at Medela, and I look forward to strengthening the support we provide moms and babies, patients and professionals across the USA, Canada and South America.”
With more than 25 years of executive experience in the healthcare industry, Jeff has held leadership positions at Abbott, Johnson & Johnson and MicroSurgical Technology, expanding access to healthcare solutions and establishing business relationships that increased distribution within both B2B and B2C environments. Before joining Medela, Jeff served as executive vice president of Merz Aesthetics, a family-owned global aesthetics company.
About Medela
Through advancing research, observing natural behavior and listening to our customers, Medela turns science into care while nurturing health for generations. Medela supports millions of moms, babies, patients and healthcare professionals in more than 100 countries all over the world. As the healthcare choice for more than 6 million hospitals and homes across the globe, Medela provides leading research-based breast milk feeding and baby products, healthcare solutions for hospitals, and clinical education. Medela is dedicated to building better health outcomes, simplifying and improving life, and developing breakthroughs that help moms, babies and patients live their life to the fullest.
* Voted most trusted breast pump brand by United States and Canadian shoppers based on the 2021 BrandSpark® American and Canadian Trust Studies
