Vygon has appointed Dale Keegan as general manager of the group’s U.K. subsidiary, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Les Davies, who will manage the development of Vygon’s principal markets.

“I would like to thank Les Davies for managing Vygon U.K. over the past 20 years and turning it into a strategic subsidiary for the Vygon Group,” Vygon CEO Ludovic Richard-Vitton stated. “We congratulate Dale Keegan on his promotion. His strong industry knowledge and leadership skills will help us enter a new phase of growth and innovation in the U.K. market.”
 
Keegan has been with the company since August 2016 and was chief financial officer until the end of last year. In that position, he played a key role in implementing financial strategy, managing HR operations, and ensuring operational efficiency and sustainable growth.
 
In his new role as general manager, Keegan will ensure the U.K. subsidiary experiences sustainable growth while remaining compliant and aligned with the group’s strategy and values. He will achieve these goals through strategic and commercial leadership, including driving growth across the NHS and the private sector, managing teams, and overseeing financial activity, as well as maintaining compliance and ESG requirements.
 
“I’m delighted to take on this new role as general manager of Vygon U.K.,” Keegan said. “There is a growing need for innovative and high-quality medical devices. Thanks to our complete portfolio and expertise, I’m confident we can pursue our mission: to help clinicians deliver the best possible outcomes for their patients through the quality of our products and our innovation to improve and save lives.”
 
Vygon U.K. is a supplier of single-use medical and surgical devices, part of the Vygon Group. Opened in 1973, this subsidiary is a key provider of intravenous access devices to the NHS and private sector within the U.K. market, supplying leading brand names such as Multicath, Lifecath, Leadercath, Bionector, Vadsite and Nutrisafe2. Its product range includes PICCs, neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes, and vascular access products, with numerous other solutions available across its clinical portfolio. The company also provides dedicated technical support, training, and education.
  
Vygon designs, manufactures and markets single-use medical devices for healthcare professionals in hospitals and for private and independent practitioners. A leader in the neonatology and vascular management clinical specialties, the company also offers products in hemodynamic management, adult enteral nutrition, airways management, and loco-regional anesthesia. Vygon combines local and international in-depth expertise and know-how in each individual field. It recently entered the market for active medical devices that require a power source.

With expertise across the entire value chain, from product design to the delivery of training for medical personnel, Vygon provides healthcare professionals with products tailored to their needs and those of their patients. Through its network of 26 subsidiaries and 400 distributors, Vygon distributes more than 205 million products annually in over 120 countries. Its products are manufactured in the group’s 11 factories in Europe, the United States. and Colombia. Vygon is a family company founded in 1962, based in Ecouen, in France’s Greater Paris region. It is a mid-sized business employing more than 2,700 staff worldwide. Its 2024 sales revenue was €417.9 million, with 81% of the total derived from Vygon’s international business.