Bailey Leaves AdvaMed

Did attendees at the recent annual meeting of industry association AdvaMed (Washington, DC) know that president Pamela G. Bailey would be leaving the association just days after delivering a major address to the group? Apparently not. Nor, it would seem, did the leadership of the 1300-member medical technology association.

Bailey: CTFA-bound

Yet, on March 14, the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA; Washington, DC) announced that Bailey would be its new president and CEO, taking over from E. Edward Kavanaugh, who held those titles for the previous 22 years. In making the announcement, Marc Pritchard, chairman of the CTFA board of directors and president for global cosmetics and retail hair color at Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati) said, “Pamela Bailey has the experience and proven track record in leading a large trade association. She understands the importance of doing business on a global basis and how it impacts industry and consumers, giving us the confidence that CTFA will successfully take on the challenges of the future under her leadership.”

Bailey’s selection was the culmination of a CTFA search effort that began last fall.

AdvaMed initially indicated that it would not offer any public comment on Bailey’s departure. Current AdvaMed chairman Arthur D. Collins, chairman and CEO of Medtronic Inc. (Minneapolis), reportedly sent a letter to the membership acknowledging Bailey’s leadership and accomplishments, and advising them that a search committee had already been established.

A week after the CTFA announcement, however, AdvaMed relented slightly. While still not offering a press release, the organization posted the news of Bailey’s departure on its Web site. The Web site posting included a statement from Bailey in which she described her tenure at AdvaMed as “the most rewarding years of my career.” She said she was leaving the association “in a strong financial position,” was particularly proud of its growth, and saw AdvaMed as “well-positioned to continue to make meaningful progress in the years to come.”

Collins: Leading the search.

In the posting, Collins cited the association’s progress on many key initiatives, and said that Bailey had “enhanced AdvaMed’s image with key stakeholders inside and outside the United States.”

Collins announced that he will be joined on the association’s search committee by AdvaMed members Dennis N. Longstreet, company group chairman of Johnson & Johnson Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ), and Edward J. Ludwig, chairman and CEO of Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, NJ). Longstreet is a past AdvaMed chairman and Ludwig is chairman-elect.

Regarding the search, Collins said the organization is seeking “a candidate who can build on the significant advances achieved by AdvaMed under Pam Bailey’s leadership.” He reassured members that “Several candidates have already been identified, and we are confident that we will be able to attract a highly qualified replacement for Pam in the not-too-distant future.”

Until a successor to Bailey is named, said Collins, a committee of senior AdvaMed executives will manage the association’s operations.

Bailey assumed the leadership position at AdvaMed in 1999. She previously served as president of the Healthcare Leadership Council (Washington, DC), and was special assistant to the president and deputy director of the White House office of public affairs during the Reagan administration. Bailey assumes her new position at CTFA on April 4.

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