Jake Newman is President, The Americas for Teleflex.

In this role, Jake is responsible for leading the sustainable expansion of our commercial operations in this region with a focus on bringing exceptional value to our customers.

He joined Teleflex in 2009 as Director of Marketing for the Respiratory business unit. Following that assignment, he held Director and Vice President level marketing roles in the Vascular business. He was named Vice President and General Manager of Vascular in February 2017 before being named President and General Manager, Vascular. In his most recent role as Group President, Jake oversaw both the Interventional and Vascular businesses.

Jake has over 19 years of medical device experience spanning Sales, Global Marketing, New Product Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management.

Prior to Teleflex, he began his career at Black & Decker where he served in Sales, Marketing and Sales Management roles. He then joined BSN Medical, holding various Marketing positions and rapidly progressing to Director of U.S. Marketing. There, he was responsible for directing new product development and launches, market research, forecasting, pricing and margin management, business development, product lifecycle management and acquisition integrations in support of three distinct businesses and multiple sales channels.

Jake holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Robert Morris University (Pittsburgh, PA) and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

He is based in Morrisville, NC, USA.