Eakin Healthcare
Nick McDowell is a seasoned commercial leader with extensive experience in various sectors, including healthcare, beauty, equipment rental, and industrial equipment. Currently serving as Commercial Director at Eakin Healthcare Group, Nick has significantly contributed to the company's expansion in the medical ostomy sector since joining in May 2017. Previously, Nick held the position of Director at Abbeyfield Belfast Society, managing operations for a registered charity. With a background that includes roles such as Managing Director at 4Beauty Group and Sales Director at Result Group Ltd, Nick has demonstrated a strong ability to foster growth and manage international sales initiatives. Nick's early career features positions as Senior Vice President at MAX Equipment Rental LLC and Regional Sales Manager at both Terex Corporation and Powerscreen, highlighting a solid foundation in sales and marketing. Academic qualifications include an MA in Marketing from Ulster University and a BA in Business Administration and Spanish from Queen's University Belfast.
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Eakin Healthcare
Eakin Healthcare is a family-owned business based in Northern Ireland, manufacturing and supplying medical devices for ostomy, wound, respiratory and surgical needs. Our products and services are available in over 50 countries internationally and we have employees in 9 countries with sites and subsidiaries in the UK, Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan. We’ve grown significantly in recent years, both organically and through acquisition. Our vision is to improve healthcare outcomes for people by delivering trusted solutions in focused therapeutic areas within our chosen global markets. Eakin Healthcare is making a difference across its three therapeutic areas: •Ostomy, incorporating our Eakin, Pelican and Respond brands. We manufacture and supply high quality ostomy pouches and skin friendly accessories internationally, including our flagship product, Eakin cohesive ® seals. Our award-winning discreet ostomy home delivery and nursing service, Respond, operates throughout the UK. •Respiratory, incorporating our Armstrong Medical brand. We manufacture innovative products for use in anaesthesia, respiratory and critical care including AquaVENT ® heated humidified circuits. For our Respiratory products we have a strong customer base in Europe, US and South America. •Surgical, incorporating our Eakin Surgical brands. Concentrates on the manufacture and distribution of both Eakin surgical instruments and other branded medical devices with an increasing emphasis on export business. Our Operations team is located in 3 core sites in Comber (N Ireland), Coleraine (N Ireland) and Cardiff (Wales) with all of our manufacturing taking place in the UK. We invest heavily in Research & Development and have a talented and innovative R&D function creating a pipeline of new product introductions across our therapeutic areas. A separate Group Development team focuses on business opportunities for growth across the organisation and leads the sustainability strategy.