David C. Pacitti

David C. Pacitti has served as our Chief Executive Officer since April 14, 2025, and was appointed to the Avanos Board of Directors on August 1, 2025. Mr. Pacitti brings more than 30 years of professional leadership experience in the healthcare industry. He joined Avanos from Siemens Healthineers, a healthcare technology company, where he served as President and Head of the Americas from February 2018 to April 2025. From October 2015 to February 2018, he served as President and Head of Healthcare, North America for Siemens Healthineers. While at Siemens Healthineers, Mr. Pacitti played a pivotal role in driving strategic growth and operational excellence while leading the marketing, sales, service, and support functions in North America and Latin America. His leadership in this area spanned the entire Siemens Healthineers portfolio, including medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, therapy solutions and services. Prior to this, Mr. Pacitti held several leadership roles at Abbott Vascular, including Division Vice President of U.S. Commercial Operations, Sales and Marketing, where he oversaw the company's North American business and contributed to the successful launch of Abbott Vascular’s first drug-eluting stent franchise and structural heart franchise. Earlier, Mr. Pacitti served as Vice President of Global Marketing at Abbott Vascular. He joined Abbott Vascular upon its acquisition of Guidant Corporation, where he served in positions of increasing responsibility from 1995 to 2006. Mr. Pacitti has served on the Board of Directors of Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OBIO), a biomedical innovation company, since March 2024. He also serves on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of Orchestra BioMed Holdings, Inc. He serves as chair of the AdvaMed Medical Imaging Technology Division’s board of directors and is a member of the CEO Council for Growth at the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Corporate Council, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) President’s Advisory Group, and the NextGen Advisory Board for the University of Missouri. Mr. Pacitti earned a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University and an MBA from the University of Maryland.