Bio

Guido Neels joined EW in 2006 and transitioned to an Operating Partner in 2013. Mr. Neels has played a key role in building and leading EW’s medical device investment practice. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of EW growth equity portfolio companies Enercon Technologies, AxoGen, and Bioventus. Prior to joining EW, Mr. Neels served as Chief Operating Officer of Guidant Corporation. Mr. Neels was responsible for the operations of Guidant’s four operating units, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Vascular Intervention, Cardiac Surgery, and Endovascular Solutions. Previously he was responsible for sales operations, corporate communications, corporate marketing, investor relations and government relations. He also served as Vice President of Global Marketing for Vascular Intervention and as Managing Director for German and Central European operations. Prior to joining Guidant, Mr. Neels held general management, sales and marketing positions at Eli Lilly & Company in the U.S. and Europe. Mr. Neels holds a Business Engineering degree from the University of Leuven in Belgium and a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University.