Primary Job Title President & CEO Primary Organization 
Zipline Medical
Gender Male
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John R. Tighe serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of ZipLine Medical. He also serves as a member of ZipLine’s board of directors.
Prior to joining ZipLine, he was the CEO and president of PEAK Surgical, Inc. from 2006 to 2011. He was the first employee and also served as a Director of PEAK Surgical until their acquisition by
Medtronic in 2011.
Mr. Tighe has over 22 years of experience in the medical device industry and has worldwide commercialization experience in several medical specialties, including orthopaedics, ENT, and general surgery.
Prior to PEAK Surgical he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of all business units for ArthroCare Corp, where he worked for eleven years.
Before that, he served as national sales manager for Acufex Microsurgical, where he worked in various sales and management roles over a seven year period.
Mr. Tighe holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland.
