Mark Harty 

PLEASANTON, Calif.— CooperVision, Inc., a unit of The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO), has appointed Mark Harty as a new president leading the company’s European efforts, effective Oct. 8. Harty has extensive experience as a general manager working in numerous international roles. Most recently, he served as the general manager, Medical and Surgical Division of United Drug (UK) Holdings Ltd. He also held the positions of VP and general manager at Boston Scientific, UK, president of Masimo PLC, UK, and VP and general manager–Global Critical Care, Edwards LifeSciences in the U.S.

“We are very excited to have someone with Mark’s experience and accomplishments joining the CooperVision team and leading our European efforts,” said Dennis Murphy, executive vice president of Global Sales and Marketing for CooperVision.

Harty will be based at the CooperVision Delta Park offices located in the U.K.