The AAMI Board of Directors has announced the hiring of AAMI’s new President, Mary Logan, JD, CAE.

During an extensive, nationwide search, the Board sought an individual who would be poised to lead AAMI into a successful future with new and updated member services and programs, a strong position in medical technology management, and collaborative relationships with outside stakeholders throughout the world.

“Mary Logan is ideally suited to guide AAMI successfully through the transition from our respected long-term leader, Mike Miller,” said Chuck Sidebottom, chair of AAMI’s Board of Directors and director of corporate standards at Medtronics. Miller announced last year he would retire at the end of June after nearly 40 years of dedicated service to AAMI.

Logan has 20 years of senior management experience, most recently serving as chief operating officer (COO) of the American Dental Association (ADA) in Chicago. As the ADA’s COO, she was responsible for the operational management of the organization. Most of its divisions reported to her, including the ADA’s well respected Standards Area and its large Science Division. During her tenure, the ADA was named one of the most remarkable associations in the United States in Seven Measures of Success, a report issued by the American Society of Association Executives. Logan also served as the ADA’s general counsel, and as general counsel for the global finance and administrative arm of The United Methodist Church.

 “Mary Logan brings a unique combination of skills and talents to AAMI, with her facilitative style of leadership, a passion for healthcare and what medical technology can do to improve patients’ lives, knowledge of the regulatory and standards arena, and a solid reputation for getting things done,” said Sidebottom.

“We have charged her with responsibility to take AAMI to the next level and she is enthusiastically ready to roll up her sleeves and get to it.” Logan’s first day on the job will be April 6.  Leonard Pfeiffer & Company, a Washington, D.C. executive recruiter, worked closely with the AAMI Search Committee in completing this national search.

 “AAMI is a gem of an organization with an inspiring mission and dedicated members,” Logan said. “We have some great years ahead of us at AAMI, and I’m thrilled to be joining such a talented group of staff and volunteers as we work to move the organization forward into its next era of growth and success.”