Major Shakeup: Stryker Orthopaedics President Replaced, Executive Team Undergoes Chain Changes

Stryker Corporation recently made a series of changes to its leadership team, with the relevant appointments taking effect in early January 2026.

Jeff Gorton has been promoted to President of the Instrument Business.Gorton, who has 18 years of experience at Stryker, previously served as the President and General Manager of Neurosurgery, takes over the position previously held by Dylan Crotty, who was promoted to President of Orthopedics last month.

Kristen Berg has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of Surgical Technology.Berg joined Stryker in 2011, initially serving as Senior Portfolio Manager for Interventional Spine, and gradually rose to the position of Vice President and General Manager of Interventional Spine. During this period, she led the integration of Vertos Medical into Stryker's Interventional Spine business.

Currently, their LinkedIn profile has been updated to reflect this job change.

In addition, the company announced last month:

Dylan CrottyPromoted to orthopedic president.

Spencer StilesAppointed as President and Chief Operating Officer.

Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Enabling TechnologyErik ToddI have now left and have been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Swan EndoSurgical (a subsidiary of Olympus and Revival Healthcare Capital).

The following is a summary of recent personnel adjustments at Stryker: