Former GE exec becomes Abiomed VP

Abiomed, a heart recovery products company, has appointed Michael Howley as vice president and general manager of global sales and marketing.

The Danvers, Mass.-based company said that Howley spent 20 years at GE Healthcare. From 2006 to 2009, he was general manager at GE, overseeing the Americas x-ray and interventional radiology division. Howley also held the general manager position for the clinical information systems at GE, a healthcare software division, where he drove the business strategy, messaging and strategic vision.

Previously, he was the Americas sales manager of functional and molecular imaging, where he led a hybrid model of sales specialists. Prior to this role, Howley held several other national and regional sales positions at GE, beginning his tenure with the company in 1989.