Smith & Nephew: Roland Diggelmann

Smith & Nephew announced Roland Diggelmann will become the company's CEO, effective Nov. 1. He replaces Namal Nawana who is leaving the firm to pursue opportunities outside the UK. Diggelmann has been on Smith & Nephew's board as a non-executive director since March 2018. He spent 11 years at Roche. Before that, he was in strategy and leadership roles at Sulzer Orthopedics and Zimmer, now Zimmer Biomet.