Ben Thompson was named chief commercial officer for Avalign Technologies in January of 2022. He has global responsibility for all sales, service, and marketing activities for Avalign Orthopaedics. Thompson has over 30 years of healthcare industry experience in sales, sales leadership, operations, and customer service. He has 24 years of leading teams in the medical device, medical product, diagnostics, and distribution services industries. Prior to Avalign, Thompson held numerous positions of increasing responsibility, including national vice president of Laboratory Products, national vice president of Strategic Accounts, and senior vice president of U.S. Acute Sales for Cardinal Health. Prior to his senior leadership roles, Thompson held various sales, service, and sales management positions at Baxter International, Allegiance Healthcare, and Cardinal Health. He earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL.