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Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ashley McEvoy named Insulet CEO
This story was originally published on MedTech Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily MedTech Dive newsletter. Name: Ashley McEvoy New title: CEO, Insulet Previous title: Board member, Procter & Gamble Insulet has named Ashley McEvoy as CEO, starting on Monday. The high-profile medical device executive, who led Johnson & Johnson's medtech business for several years, has been tasked with continuing growth at the insulin pump maker. Former CEO Jim Hollingshead resigned from his role and Insulet's board on Monday after nearly three years with the company. Hollingshead will stay on as a consultant for an undisclosed amount of time. Insulet's board mutually agreed with Hollingshead that now is the right time to implement the leadership transition, the company said in a statement. BTIG analyst Marie Thibault wrote that while the firm was 'surprised by the suddenness of the announcement,' a meeting with Insulet's investor relations team confirmed the decision was related to succession planning and had nothing to do with Hollinghead's performance. Hollingshead stepped into the CEO role in 2022 after former leader Shacey Petrovic left for personal reasons. He had been on Insulet's board since 2019. Board Chairman Timothy Scannell said in a statement that Insulet's board had been searching for a 'dynamic executive with a sophisticated understanding of the MedTech market and a passion for improving lives.' He touted McEvoy as a 'world-class leader,' noting her nearly three decades of healthcare leadership experience and insight into medtech and consumer health. In comments on LinkedIn, McEvoy said Insulet's mission 'resonates deeply' with her, reflecting on her experiences giving insulin shots to her late grandfather and the challenges many patients still face in getting the technology and support they need. J.P. Morgan analyst Robbie Marcus said in a research note that McEvoy is expected to 'bring a more sophisticated level of communication' to Insulet and help the company prepare for the next phase of growth. Looking at McEvoy's track record at J&J, Marcus wrote 'the picture is mixed,' noting some businesses thrived while others underperformed peers. McEvoy held executive roles at J&J between 1996 and 2023. She was J&J's worldwide chairman of medtech for more than five years, leading a business that reported more than $30 billion in revenue in 2023. Under her leadership, J&J MedTech made more than $22 billion in acquisitions, entered new markets in heart failure and vision, and started a robotics business. McEvoy left the company in October 2023 to pursue other opportunities. Months later, The Wall Street Journal reported McEvoy's comments in a Fortune magazine profile that she would be interested in a CEO role did not go well among J&J's leaders. J&J and McEvoy did not comment in the article. At Insulet, McEvoy will lead a fast-growing company that makes insulin patch pumps for people with diabetes. Insulet has outpaced competitors such as Tandem Diabetes Care and Medtronic by offering a tubeless pump. The company launched its newest insulin pump, the Omnipod 5, in 2022 for people with Type 1 diabetes. Last year, Insulet received an expanded indication to use the pump as part of an automated insulin delivery system for people with Type 2 diabetes. AID systems pair insulin pumps with glucose sensors to automatically adjust insulin delivery based on users' blood glucose levels. Insulet reported revenue of $2.1 billion in 2024, a 22% increase year over year. The company said on Monday that it expects to raise its previous forecast of 16% to 20% revenue growth in 2025. Insulet plans to share more details in a May 8 earnings call. Recommended Reading Insulet Chief Technology Officer Mark Field leaves
New York Times
10-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Olivier Giroud still can't score in MLS, and it's getting embarrassing
Saturday in Seattle. It's late in the second half, and Los Angeles FC is desperate to save face. The 2022 MLS Cup winner is staring down its first defeat of the new season, trailing 4-1 to the Sounders. The visitors have been thoroughly dissected by one of their biggest competitive rivals, and Seattle is visibly relishing this win as the game nears its conclusion. Advertisement In the 90th minute, LAFC quickly splits two lines with a single pass to set up a short-field transition moment — ideal for a team that's so reliant on fast breaks. Ryan Hollingshead collects the ball in stride along the right wing, curling a cross into the path of Olivier Giroud, France's all-time leading scorer, veteran of 162 goals in the English Premier League, Serie A and Ligue 1, plus another 40 in the Champions League and Europa League. Giroud has a couple of yards between him and his nearest opponent and the ball entering the no-man's-land between Seattle's defense and goalkeeper. But the ball rolls a yard ahead of Giroud, goalkeeper Andrew Thomas diving in anticipation despite the forward not even making a move to connect with the cross. The camera catches Hollingshead burying his face in his hands, looking back at his striker as he ventures toward his defensive post. As the replays roll, match analyst Taylor Twellman — who earned 30 caps for the United States and won two MLS Golden Boots — fights a striker's instincts to criticize their service. 'Everything about this from LAFC is spot-on,' Twellman said. 'I have a difficult one believing that's too far (of a pass) from Hollingshead. If I'm a 9, I'm literally on my horse doing everything I can knowing the only spot that ball can be had is in between the goalkeeper and the penalty spot. If it's hit a little softer (for Giroud), sure — but if it's hit softer, the defender gets it.' Minutes later, Los Angeles finds consolation. Young winger David Martínez follows a takeaway at midfield with a mazing run through Seattle's defense and a precise finish across his body. Throughout the sequence, Giroud is a furlong behind the Venezuelan, unable to offer help for a give-and-go sequence or to be in place for a follow-up shot if Martínez's effort is saved. As he advances, multiple Sounders pass him in a foot race to contain the dribbler. As Martínez peels off to celebrate, Giroud immediately turns toward the center circle, giving one lonely clap balancing acknowledgment with self-frustration. David Martínez takes it the distance after winning the ball at midfield 🇻🇪 [image or embed] — (@ March 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM Ultimately, the game ended 5-2, an early statement from Seattle as it cements front-runner status. It's also the latest 90 minutes of a 965-minute goalless drought for Giroud — far from what was expected when he left Milan last summer, after prior stints with Montpelier, Arsenal and Chelsea. When MLS' detractors say it's a 'retirement league,' they often cite that top strikers deep into their 30s can score with considerable dependability. Check the league's year-end goal-scoring hierarchy, and you'll find some relative golden oldies. 2015 saw fine returns from Didier Drogba (then 37) and Robbie Keane (35). Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an audacious brace when he debuted in 2018 as a bright-eyed 36-year-old. In 2024, Christian Benteke (33) won MLS' Golden Boot, and Luis Suarez (37) and Lionel Messi (37) were tied as runners-up. Advertisement The reasons these distinguished gentlemen continue to get looks are pretty straightforward. Even in a league as physical as MLS, having a crafty poacher or unstoppable aerial threat can be enough to exploit MLS' comparatively poor standard of defending. Even if Ibrahimovic could no longer contend with Premier League defenses in 2018, he had ample guile and technique to threaten any MLS backline. The designated player rule is a considerable enabler of this trend, allowing teams to meet famous forwards' high wage demands. The league's three-DP limit implicitly encourages teams to tailor their tactics and squad build to cater to their headliners, which can allow players such as Benteke to thrive in systems that are ideal for their skills. As this genre of signing goes, few seemed more likely to be a fruitful partnership than when Los Angeles FC acquired Giroud last summer. This was a club that had already benefited greatly from being the final destination of Gareth Bale's and Giorgio Chiellini's storied careers, as both came through during the club's 2022 title run. Giroud arrived while still starting regularly at Europe's highest level, leading AC Milan's line for 2,372 minutes in the 2023-24 Serie A season. His 15 goals were further evidence of his ageless quality, averaging 0.57 goals per 90 minutes at age 37. Giroud made a swift first impression in the 2024 Leagues Cup, a tournament played between teams from MLS and Liga MX that doesn't have an impact on the league standings. His first goal for his new team came in that tournament's final against the Columbus Crew. Just like in MLS Cup 2023, however, LAFC lost to the Crew but hoped Giroud would build off of that shift to catalyze another run through the MLS postseason. He has scored just once since that match in August, bagging the opening goal in LAFC's triumphant U.S. Open Cup final against Sporting Kansas City. Across the regular season and postseason, Giroud has been downright ineffective in MLS play. Since the start of 2019, no player has logged more goal-less minutes while playing as a striker in MLS action than Giroud (965). His two closest challengers in this undesirable category clocked in with 760 (Robbie Robinson) and 752 (Andrew Wooten) goal-free minutes up top. Advertisement At 38, Giroud is a poor match for Steve Cherundolo's system. LAFC has generated 429 direct attacks in just over three seasons under Cherundolo; no other team in the league has more than 351, and the average team (omitting 2023 expansion side St. Louis City SC and 2025 newcomer San Diego FC) has made 273.5 in just over three seasons. The justification for this approach is clear: left winger Denis Bouanga is one of the best transition operators in recent MLS history, an unstoppable force when sprinting toward goal. The approach has resulted in one MLS Cup title, another trip to the final, the 2022 Supporters' Shield and the 2024 U.S. Open Cup. It has not, however, helped the French veteran score at his customary rate. To illustrate the mismatch, let's look at how Giroud got on the ball in Serie A. Considering only his attacking touches, it's clear Giroud predominantly got on the ball in quintessential center forward territory. Occasionally, he would drop deep to help in build-up, serving as a hold-up man as Milan progressed upfield in possession. Milan averaged 3.1 direct attacks per game across those three seasons, more than half a break less than LAFC's 3.7 in three-plus seasons under Cherundolo. Even taking one additional fast break per 90 asks a lot of a 38-year-old striker who was never before known for breakneck pace. Even when Giroud does his customary hold-up work, the rate at which LAFC advances upfield often leaves him trailing behind the ensuing sequence as seen above during Martínez's scamper. The result is clear to see in his underlying numbers. Across 6,420 Serie A minutes with Milan, 48.2% of Giroud's touches came in the attacking third, and 17.6% were made in the opponent's box. Through his first 965 minutes with LAFC, his attacking third share is down to 36%, and he's taking just 11.4% of his touches in the box. After he's taken 44% of his touches in the midfield third with Milan, that rate has bloated to 52.6% since he came stateside. His shift Saturday against the Sounders saw very little involvement in the final third, with an average position nestled at the center circle's heart. Make sure to check the arrow indicating field direction — Giroud took three touches in his own team's box, but just one in Seattle's. The rest were almost entirely logged in the midfield third. Giroud is nearing 1,000 goal-less minutes in MLS, leaving Cherundolo with a stylistic dilemma. If he recalibrates his team to slow its upfield tempo and better involve Giroud, it would directly play against Bouanga's considerable strengths on the break. Curating an approach that enables both forwards to thrive is a tricky task but one he'll have to solve throughout the season to remain among MLS' top tier. Advertisement Nevertheless, there is unique pressure on Giroud to perform compared with what accompanied Bale and Chiellini, too. Giroud uses a valuable DP slot, one of only three LAFC can use to sign players to unlimited salaries, whereas Bale and Chiellini were signed on wages below the DP threshold. That implies an expectation that Giroud should be, if not one of the three most impactful players on the team, certainly far more decisive than he has been. Of course, another way Giroud can help his team is in their recruitment of another French star. Antoine Griezmann has been linked to an MLS move for half a decade, and LAFC is an obvious destination for the forward. Griezmann would arrive in a truly global city teeming with American sports teams and media or commercial opportunities. During his introductory news conference, Giroud hardly left a Hollywood reunion up for speculation. 'One day for sure he will come,' Giroud said in August 2024.'It would be amazing, crazy, to have him also in the team with Hugo (Lloris) after what we achieved for France. Playing in the same team would be crazy. I can't imagine.' In time, perhaps LAFC will indeed be a Les Bleus-led alternative to Inter Miami's predilection for former FC Barcelona players. In the meantime, however, Giroud needs to be doing more to make an impact on the scoreline. Another matchup with the Crew in the Concacaf Champions Cup — 8:30 p.m. ET Tuesday — looms and could help break his all-competitions slump. As it stands, however, Giroud has hardly provided good value across his first near-thousand MLS minutes. It's a first impression that few, if any, could have expected.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Ponderosa High School student facing attempted murder for ‘explosive device'
DENVER (KDVR) — A 15-year-old male high school student in Douglas County is now facing multiple charges, including attempted first-degree murder, after he allegedly brought a 'suspicious device' in his backpack to school. The matter closed Ponderosa High School on Tuesday, March 4, and led to an evacuation of the building. Students were let back into the school at about 11:40 a.m. The juvenile was detained by law enforcement that evening. Denver police pursue suspect after shooting on Speer Boulevard The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said that after investigating, the device was found to be explosive, but detectives were 'waiting on final confirmation from the experts.' On Thursday, the agency announced that a 15-year-old male was being held with no bond and deputies were recommending charges to the district attorney's office of: Attempted first-degree murder Possession, use or removal of explosives or incendiary devices Interference with staff, faculty or students of educational institutions The threat was reported through Safe2Tell, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. James Allbee, a law enforcement procedural expert, told FOX31's Kasia Kerridge that the sheriff's office jumped into action quickly, and the Safe2Tell report potentially saved 'a lot of lives,' noting a similar crisis in Golden earlier this week that ultimately was pinned on a cardboard prop gun. 'This one obviously is a little more serious and something that required all the resources to be utilized that had already been implemented, which is great,' Allbee said. There's a reason why this is all set up, there's a reason we have Safe2Tells, there's a reason why we have school resource officers and other resources quickly available to law enforcement that allows and enables them to move quickly and to be able to prevent mass casualty type of situations.' The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Denver Field Division also responded to the threat, as did the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The Douglas County School District shared a letter sent by Ponderosa High School Principal Ryan Hollingshead to the school community after the boy's arrest and recommended charges were announced. The letter said that the sheriff's office determined there was no further concern to the school, and that counseling staff is available to support students who may need it. 'Our most important job is to keep everyone in our school safe,' Hollingshead wrote. 'We cannot always share information as we are trying to make decisions quickly. Our students and staff did a great job on Tuesday following our protocol when evacuating the school and moving to a safe location, then reoccupying the building once DCSO determined it was safe to do so.' Hollingshead said he can't share any further information about the investigation, but said appropriate disciplinary action will be taken. 'Always follow your instincts when you think you need to report something,' he wrote. 'I'm grateful and proud of the students who reported their concern in person and on Safe2Tell which allowed us to act quickly.' Allbee called the device an 'improvised explosive device' while speaking to Kerridge. 'With it being an improvised explosive device, an IED, these types of things are typically going to be homemade and are probably going to be able to get a search warrant for the house, and go through the web history and search history on computers and other devices to try to figure out exactly how this was manufactured,' Allbee said. On Tuesday, FOX31's Nicole Fierro spoke to Ponderosa High School students about the incident. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox 'We walk out to cop cars, like bomb squad, and then like, everyone was evacuated,' Ponderosa High School junior Cooper Norman said. 'I think everyone was just freaked out. You know, this was crazy. It was a shock to everybody.' Allbee called the incident 'heartbreaking.' 'I think it's heartbreaking for our community to see a 15-year-old, or any high school, junior high, elementary school student is that distraught with life that they think that's their only avenue to pursue, trying to create some mass casualty situation,' Allbee said. 'Unfortunately he's gotten himself into something that's going to live with him the rest of his life.' Ponderosa High School is in unincorporated Douglas County in a community called The Pinery. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Downs, Hollingshead, Hunt: New names on the city council ballot
Feb. 14—MORGANTOWN — Barring the unexpected, there will be a familiar face representing the city's 4th Ward and newcomers representing the 2nd and 6th wards when the next iteration of Morgantown City Council convenes for the first time in July. Council's longest-serving member and current deputy mayor, Jenny Selin, has been on council since 2007 and is seeking her ninth term. Conversely, Jodi Hollingshead (2nd Ward) is making her first foray into elective politics, as are Stephanie Hunt (6th Ward) and Mark Downs (6th Ward) who will square off in the election's only contested race. The Dominion Post recently spoke with Hollingshead, Hunt and Downs about what inspired them to put their names on the ballot. Jodi Hollingshead — 2nd Ward Hollingshead, 38, was born and raised in Grafton. She moved to Morgantown to attend WVU 20 years ago. She's called South Park home for the last 18 of those years. "Prior to 2020, I owned my own photography business. In 2020, about two weeks before everything shut down, we found out we were pregnant with our first baby, " she said. "I've been a stay-at-home mom for about four years now." Hollingshead said she stays active engaging with civil rights efforts at the state and federal level, particularly focusing on housing issues, reproductive rights and LGBTQIA issues. She traces the origin of her council campaign back to 2022, when she successfully organized a campaign to block Florida-based firearms manufacturer Big Daddy Guns from opening in the city's downtown. She went on to introduce zoning changes prohibiting gun sales in the downtown business district that were ultimately adopted into law. "It was that experience. I was so inspired by what can be accomplished when we work together and stay persistent and ask for what we want, " Hollingshead says when asked what inspired her campaign. "I learned a lot about municipal government during the fight to keep the gun store out of here. After learning about those systems, I got really excited and inspired to try and work within those systems to make the change we need to see." She said she's ready to bring those changes to the city's policy-making body. "Bill Kawecki is the current 2nd Ward representative, and though I appreciate all of his work and his time on council, his votes and comments in favor of the camping ban signified that it was time for a change in leadership, " she said. "It worked out that the timing was right for me in my personal life as well." Stephanie Hunt — 6th Ward Hunt, 32, made her way from Rancho Cucamonga, California, to Morgantown about seven years ago to attend WVU. She knew almost immediately that she wasn't going back. "This city, the people ; there's such a strong sense of community here. I know a lot of people leave after graduation, but I stayed because I wanted to be a part of making Morgantown better, " Hunt said. "I've lived here about seven years, and plan to call it home the rest of my life." Hunt owns a small business, Paws and Purrs Pet Sitting LLC. "Through that [business ] I've gotten to know hundreds of people in the community, and I feel like being a small business owner gives me a first-hand understanding of the challenges and opportunities our local businesses face here." She recalls marching in support of workers' rights with her mother, an educator, noting, "Advocacy and taking action has always been a part of who I am." The co-chair of the Greenmont Neighborhood Association, Hunt said she wants to expand her efforts beyond the neighborhood to push for "real, practical solutions." "I hear from people every day about the same core issues — road conditions, neglected properties, affordable housing, and the need for a government that listens, responds, and operates with transparency, " Hunt said, later adding "At the end of the day, I'm running because I care about Morgantown. I've built my life here, and I want to make sure it's a place where people want to stay, raise their families and build businesses." "I'm excited for the opportunity to serve, and I look forward to hearing from more residents about what matters most to them, " she concluded. Mark Downs — 6th Ward Downs, 51, is a lifelong resident of Morgantown and a WVU graduate. His professional career includes nearly 20 years in management and leadership roles within the federal government all over north-central West Virginia. He counts NASA, the Department of Defense and the FBI among his stops. "I worked as a state and federal lobbyist in child welfare advocacy for a very specific project associated with trying to establish a college for foster kids aging out of the foster care system, " Down said. "I was also appointed by Governor Manchin to the first board of directors for Workforce West Virginia." While Downs has never run for office, he's served on various city volunteer boards and commissions. He's been a board member for the Morgantown Area Partnership and is the most recent past-president of Main Street Morgantown. He's also worked in support of various efforts to re-energize portions of the city's downtown. "I started working on Morgantown revitalization and community improvement about four years ago during COVID and it just kind of lit a fire in my belly to the point where I quit my job as chief of staff at NASA in Fairmont to devote myself as a volunteer making Morgantown better, " he said, noting a seat on city council is the next logical step. "We've got to build more amenities and a better quality of life. But if you look at our budget, it's down 22 % from 2014 if normalized for inflation. Housing costs have gone up. Jobs are leaving the city as evidenced by municipal service fee revenues adjusted for inflation. There are very clear problems, " he said. "I think some of it needs the kind of leadership and experience that I have to help solve those things. I'm looking forward to the chance to bring those skills and experience to bear for the people of Morgantown."
