Oxyband Technologies Names COO

Oxyband Technologies Inc. has a new member on its executive team.

Jim Walsh has been named the medical technology company’s new COO. He was previously senior vice president, Federal Government Sector, for McKesson Corp.  In his new role, Walsh will manage Oxyband’s overall operations and expansion of Oxyband products across all healthcare segments.
 
For more than ten years, Walsh oversaw McKesson’s federal and state engagements and developed corporate strategies for expansion within the sector, resulting in revenues exceeding $5 billion. Before joining McKesson, he held executive positions with Exostar and Concurrent Technologies Corp. and previously served in the U.S. Army. 
 
Walsh retired from the Army in 1996 after 26 years of honorable service. From 1967 through 1975, he served as a noncommissioned officer with the Army Security Agency and the 11th Special Forces Group (ABN). His combat duty includes two tours in South Vietnam and Bosnia.
 
Walsh’s military awards and professional recognition include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Federal 100 (1997) and Senior Army Aviator Wings. He earned a B.A. degree from Rutgers University, an MBA from Boston University, and MIS from Drexel University.

OxyBand Technologies is the first company to package pure oxygen into a discrete wound dressing using its directionally permeable gas-emitting reservoir.  The company was founded by scientists and engineers to develop evidence-based medical technology devices to improve outcomes for wounded soldiers and patients around the world.