INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
| Source: IntuitiveIntuitive Surgical announced today that it promoted President Dave Rosa to the position of CEO, effective July 1,
2025.Upon Rosa’s appointment, current CEO Gary Guthart intends to become the executive chair of Intuitive’s board of directors
With that appointment, Craig Barratt, the current board chair, becomes the lead independent director.Guthart plans to work closely with Rosa
to support the transition and intends to remain with the surgical robotics leader in a senior advisory capacity.“Dave’s appointment as
CEO is the culmination of the board’s thoughtful succession planning, reflecting his instrumental role in establishing our strategy,
guiding the development of our product pipeline, and expanding the company’s global footprint,” said Barratt
“We are confident he’s the right leader to drive the company’s next chapter of growth.“On behalf of Intuitive’s board, we thank
Gary for his leadership of our company
We are fortunate that he will continue to play an important role as our next executive chair.”Guthart, who spent the last 15 years as
Intuitive’s CEO, called it “an honor and a privilege” to serve in the corner office
As CEO, he oversaw the launches of several new products to strengthen Intuitive’s hold on the surgical robotics space.“Together, we’ve
developed products and services that have made a positive difference for care teams and millions of their patients,” said Guthart.Now
accepting session submissions!Guthart leaves a legacy at the surgical robotics giantNearly 30 years ago, Guthart first joined Intuitive in
1996 as a control systems analyst within the company’s first engineering team
He received a promotion to VP of engineering in 1999, then to SVP of product operations in 2002
In 2006, he took on the role of president and COO.Prior to his time at Intuitive, Guthart was on the core team developing foundational
technology for computer-enhanced surgery at SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute)
There, he also developed algorithms for vibration and acoustic control of large-scale systems.Early in his career, Guthart garnered
scientific experience in a human factors lab at NASA.After becoming Intuitive’s CEO, he has overseen continued dominance in the soft
tissue robotics space.Most recently, the company launched its da Vinci 5 surgical robot under his stewardship, bringing the
latest-generation of the platform to market
The platform joined Intuitive’s existing da Vinci robotic surgical system portfolio
That includes the multiport X and Xi systems and the single-port SP
There is also Ion, Intuitive’s robotic-assisted platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the lung.Over the nearly 30 years of
Intuitive’s existence, surgeons have performed nearly 17 million da Vinci procedures
Nearly 90,000 surgeons received training to use the company’s systems.More about Dave Rosa, the next Intuitive CEORosa first joined
Intuitive as its ninth employee in March 1996, with his tenure now more than 29 years long
Since then, his roles include leadership positions across engineering, clinical and product development, marketing, regulatory and quality
affairs and the commercial organization.Over nearly three decades, Rosa’s achievements include founding the company’s first clinical
engineering and endoluminal groups
He also led the development and commercialization of the da Vinci SP robotic system and Ion robotic bronchoscopy system.“Having worked
closely with Dave for decades, I am confident that his patients-first focus and deep capability in guiding Intuitive’s strategy, our
designs, our product and service quality, and our operational excellence make him uniquely qualified to lead our business forward,” said
Guthart.Rosa became EVP and chief business officer in 2019, then moved to chief strategy and growth officer three years later
He became Intuitive’s president in 2023 and joined the board of directors last year.“We are at an exciting time with a significant
opportunity to advance the work that customers care most about—the Quintuple Aim—improving patient outcomes, enhancing patient and care
team experience, expanding patient access to care, and ultimately lowering the total cost to treat,” said Rosa
I look forward to building on this work alongside the entire Intuitive team to deliver on these goals and drive value for all our
stakeholders.”Guthart was the keynote interview at our DeviceTalks West show, co-located with RoboBusiness, in 2018:Editor’s Note: This
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