Drive Medical appoints Mazzacone as new EVP business development

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. Drive Medical earlier this week named longtime industry veteran Victor Mazzacone the company’s EVP business development, effective Aug. 11.

Drive Medical manufactures a complete line of durable medical equipment, including mobility products, self-assist products and personal care products.

Mazzacone will be responsible for developing and managing new sale opportunities in the retail, mass merchandise and consumer product areas in the North America.

Mazzacone joins Drive from Novartis, where he served as SVP corporate development for the over-the-counter medical business. During his tenure at Novartis,, he was responsible for overseeing the entire North American sales force for the Gerber baby products and OTC medical business. Mazzacone has also worked at GlaxoSmithKline and has approximately 30 years of experience in the consumer product/retail market arenas.