He will take over from interim CEO Lars Rasmussen, who has been in the role since May 5, 2025.

“Gavin is a seasoned MedTech executive with an impressive track record when it comes to creating value and driving growth. Gavin has a strong commercial profile and valuable experience from multiple companies in the MedTech space. He has led global commercial organisations, and he has an in-depth understanding of both the European and US healthcare markets,” says Jette Nygaard-Andersen, interim Chair of the Coloplast Board of Directors.

Gavin Wood

Gavin Wood has spent two decades in different leadership roles in Johnson & Johnson, most recently as Company Group Chairman of Johnson & Johnson MedTech EMEA, a multi-billion-dollar business with more than 7,000 employees working across three business units: Surgery, Orthopedics, and Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions.

Earlier in his career, he led the Ethicon Wound Closure & Healing team as Worldwide President, and prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President, Commercial, at Mölnlycke.

Gavin Wood currently serves as Vice Chair of the MedTech Europe trade association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law from Carleton University, Canada and an MBA from Queen’s University, Canada. He is Canadian by birth, currently lives in Switzerland, and he will be relocating to Denmark.  

“I’m very excited to join Coloplast. The company has a rich history, strong innovation portfolio and a clear mission to help people live better lives. I look forward to driving continued growth of the business, investing in talent and delivering on the Impact4 strategy to generate value and impact for all our stakeholders, customers, users and patients in the future,” says Gavin Wood.    

Lars Rasmussen will continue to lead Coloplast as interim CEO until the end of April.