Terumo Aortic Logo - Horizontal
Search
Close this search box.
Terumo Global Logo

Leadership

Terumo Aortic

Leadership Team

Our executive leadership team are responsible for driving our vision forward every day and managing the business. 

Driving Innovation and Excellence

Our executive leadership team are dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in the medical device industry. With extensive experience and a shared commitment to improving patient outcomes, they uphold our core values and are devoted to advancing aortic care and transforming lives.

Chief Executive Officer

Erik Pomp

Chief Operations Officer

John Canning

Chief Financial Officer

Gordon Du Cane

Chief of Staff

Catherine Kinnon

Chief Commercial Officer

Tarik Paćuka

Chief People Officer

Gillian Winning

Core Values

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We care about our associates and our communities, we nurture talent and encourage ambition, and we are passionate about people who take pride in their work. 

Respect

Appreciative of others

Integrity

Guided by our mission

Care

Empathetic to patients

Quality

Committed to excellence

Creativity

Striving for innovation

Core Values

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We care about our associates and our communities, we nurture talent and encourage ambition, and we are passionate about people who take pride in their work. 

Respect

Appreciative of others

Integrity

Guided by our mission

Care

Empathetic to patients

Quality

Committed to excellence

Creativity

Striving for innovation

Careers at Terumo Aortic

We are always looking for individuals with passion, enthusiasm, and commitment to join our company and support with our mission of “contributing to society through healthcare”.
Discover more

Terumo Aortic

Discover More

Careers

Join a global team dedicated to developing solutions treating aortic and peripheral vascular disease.

Careers

Stay Connected

Stay updated via email on the latest information about our products, services and upcoming events.

Updates

Terumo Aortic (UK), Vascutek Ltd, Newmains Avenue, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, PA4 9RR, United Kingdom

Terumo Aortic (US), Bolton Medical Inc. 799 International Parkway, Sunrise, FL 33325, United States


©2025 Terumo Aortic. All rights reserved.

Icon-x-twitter Icon-linkedin-in Icon-play-solid
Terumo Aortic Kings Award Logo
Erik Pomp - Leadership Team

Follow on social

Linkedin-in

Erik Pomp

Chief Executive Officer

Erik is an experienced Executive with a demonstrated track record in a number of different industries, including medical device, oil & gas and electronics. Erik joined Terumo Aortic in November 2014 as CFO and moved into the COO role in 2019.

In April 2022 Erik was appointed by Terumo as the CEO for Terumo Aortic. Prior to Terumo, Erik held a number of senior and Vice President roles at Honeywell and ADC Telecommunications.

Erik speaks several languages and earned his Bachelor in Chartered Accountancy at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, Holland.

Erik is based in Glasgow, Scotland.

John Canning - Leadership Team

Follow on social

Linkedin-in

John Canning

Chief Operations Officer

John Canning received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from The College of New Jersey in Trenton, New Jersey. He entered the workforce in 1996 as a Manufacturing Engineer with Metrologic Instruments, a company producing point of sale bar code scanners.

In 1997, John relocated to South Florida and joined Althin Medical as a Research & Development Engineer developing extrusion equipment and processes to produce hollow fiber membranes for dialysis via thermally induced phase separation.

It wasn’t long before other companies took notice of his talent and in 1999, John was employed by Medtronic as the Manufacturing Operations Manager supporting the launch of the first endovascular stent grafts in the US market. He worked with Medtronic until the company closed its Florida operations in 2002.

Soon after, part of the Werfen Group Hospital Division, Bolton Medical, Inc. relocated to South Florida and hired John to aid in the creation of a team to enter into the stent graft market. He held progressive management positions in manufacturing, quality, and operations. In 2008, John accepted the position of Director of Research & Development with Bolton Medical, Inc. and began to expand the development of the product portfolio. He directed all the product development functions.

In 2018, he was promoted to Chief Technology Officer and currently serves as both Chief Technology and Chief Operations Officer.

Gordon Ducane - Leadership Team

Follow on social

Linkedin-in

Gordon Du Cane

Chief Financial Officer

Gordon joined Terumo Aortic in 2021 as Commercial Finance Director. He currently serves as Chief Financial Offiver and is based in Glasgow, Scotland.

Gordon has an MA in Economics from the University of Glasgow and is a Chartered Accountant having started his career at PwC, where he went on to specialise in Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance.

Prior to joining Terumo Aortic Gordon has worked in Minerals and Mining (the Weir Group), Temporary Power (Aggreko) and Whisky (Whyte & Mackay) across a range of corporate and financial positions.

He enjoys taking part in a variety of outdoor activities out on the West Coast of Scotland while spending time with his family.

Catherine Kinnon - Leadership Team

Follow on social

Linkedin-in

Catherine Kinnon

Chief of Staff

Catherine joined Terumo Aortic in 2017 as Head of Process Design / SAP, developing and executing the IT Strategy, with particular focus on SAP. She has 25 years experience in Business Transformation deploying a variety of different systems including ERP, CRM & MES / IoT.

Catherine started her career at Honeywell, $35bn company, and spent 20 years there in various different IT roles with increasing responsibility, including IT Business Partner for Honeywell Scanning & Mobility and IT Director for Honeywell Building Technologies, focusing on Digital Transformation. Catherine will be leading the Transformation Management Office, supporting & accelerating the delivery of key strategic programmes and projects, by centralising project management resources and prioritising deployments to ensure robust on time, in budget and on target to benefits delivery.

Catherine has an MSc in Information Technology from the University of Glasgow and a BSc in Immunology & Pharmacology from the University of Strathclyde. In her spare time she enjoys fitness classes, walking her dog and reading.

Tarik Pacuka - Leadership Team

Follow on social

Linkedin-in

Tarik Paćuka

Chief Commerical Officer

Tarik Paćuka joined Terumo Aortic in 2010 as a Product Specialist working within the UK market. He currently serves as our Chief Commercial Officer and is based in the United Kingdom.

Tarik has 13+ years of experience in the Medical Device Industry. Prior to starting in Medical Devices, he worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry across the Legal and Sales & Marketing functions for Merck and Boehringer Ingelheim.

Tarik resides in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom. He was born in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina and holds two undergraduate degrees, first being in Law (London) and second in Diagnostic Sonography (Hatfield). Additionally, he holds Postgraduate Executive MBA (Open University). He enjoys teaching martial arts and spending time with his family.

Gillian Winning - Leadership Team

Follow on social

Linkedin-in

Gillian Winning

Chief People Officer

Gillian Winning joined Terumo Aortic in 2011. She was promoted in 2019 to Global VP of HR and to Chief People Officer in 2024. Gillian has over 25 years’ experience in HR and Training roles, working in various industry sectors, financial, telecommunications and manufacturing.

Originally from Northern Ireland, Gillian has a degree in Business Studies from the University of Ulster, postgraduate in Human Resources and has achieved Chartered member status of the Institute of Personnel Development.

In her spare time, Gillian enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Terumo Aortic Kings Award Logo

Winner of the Kings Award for Enterprise 2024

Subscribe for Email Updates

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Please check your email to confirm your subscription.

Subscribe to our email updates to keep you in the loop on the latest information and events from Terumo Aortic.

We use Brevo as our marketing platform. By clicking below to submit this form, you acknowledge that the information you provided will be transferred to Brevo for processing in accordance with their terms of use