People Briefs: New CEO At DFINE; CMS Departure; FDA Seeks CIO

DFINE taps new president and CEO. CMS Program Integrity chief Peter Budetti steps down. FDA searching for new chief information officer. More personnel announcements from Endo Health Solution, STAAR Surgical and Solulink.

Spinal disease treatment firm DFINE Inc. appointed Greg Barrett president and CEO, effective Sept. 4. Barrett is taking over from Kevin Mosher, CEO since 2009, who is returning to the dental field as CEO of ClearChoice Holdings LLC in Denver.

Most recently, Barrett was chairman, president and CEO of BÂRRX Medical, guiding the firm’s $325 million sale to Covidien in 2012. (See Also see "The Renal Denervation Buzz: Separating...

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