Thoratec taps former TPG MD as president and CEO

Thoratec Corp. has named D. Keith Grossman as president and CEO. The appointment is effective immediately. Grossman succeeds Gary F. Burbach, who will remain as an advisor to the company through the first quarter of 2016. Grossman is a former managing director at TPG. Based in Pleasanton, Calif., Thoratec is a provider of therapies that treat advanced-stage heart failure.

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