Susan Denman

Susan Denman

Board director & former enterprise operator with rare CIO-GM-CMO range| Help Boards and management teams navigate growth acceleration, operating model transformation and exit readiness.

Spinal Elements•United States

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Experience12+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Highly credible enterprise operator with rare CIO–GM–CMO range and deep healthcare expertise. Strong strategic and transformation value. C-SUITE EXECUTIVE: MEDTECH, PHARMA & CONSUMER BUSINESSES I provide high-level leadership and corporations with these areas of expertise: ⚫ Crystallize growth strategies ⚫ Formulate patient-centric marketing strategies, messaging and innovation ⚫ Commercialize new products ⚫ Orchestrate digital transformations ⚫ Increase organizational business and technology fluency Global strategist, high-impact innovator, and dynamic executive. I bring learning agility and bilingual fluency in business and technology to create compelling strategies that enable innovation, transformation, and sustainable growth for multibillion-dollar enterprises in 180+ markets on 4 continents. Highlights of my agile, bilingual expertise include: ⚫ Recognition as J&J’s 1st VP to successfully transition from a commercial career to IT leadership as CIO. ⚫ Instrumental role in Carlyle Group’s acquisition of J&J Ortho Clinical Diagnostics. ⚫ Digital Transformation of J&J Corporate Technology from a project manager to a business partner. ⚫ Strategy pivot that turned J&J Health & Wellness Solutions into an enterprise enabler. I forge paths forward that involve new products, markets, and ways of working to accelerate business growth. Shaping purpose-driven vision and strategies backed by data has enabled me to scale new organizations, build brands, productize services, expand markets globally, establish operational excellence, and leverage technology to create value. For example: ⚫ Initiated DTC in pharma, resulting in an 8-fold increase in cancer patient awareness. ⚫ Launched lucrative Bedtime brand for $2.4BN Johnson’s Baby global franchise. ⚫ Created Nabisco’s Ritz Crisps and Chips – still on the shelf after launching them 27 years ago. Throughout my senior leadership roles with Johnson & Johnson, I influenced board-level decisions and strategies. As a divisional C-level leader, I regularly presented to the J&J enterprise C-suite team and made a significant impact as: ⚫ Corporate Technology Board Member with the J&J Enterprise ⚫ Leadership Team Board Member with the Health & Wellness Enterprise ⚫ Endosurgery Advisory Board Member with MedTech

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Sep 2025–Present· 1 yr 1 mo
    • Digital Transformation AdvisorCurrent
      Sep 2025–Present
  • 2025–Present· 1 yr 9 mos
    • Bain External AdvisorCurrent
      2025–Present
  • Mar 2024–Present· 2 yrs 7 mos
    • MemberCurrent
      Mar 2024–Present
  • Feb 2023–Present· 3 yrs 8 mos
    • Member, Board of DirectorsCurrent
      Feb 2023–Present
  • GLGCurrent
    2023–Present· 3 yrs 9 mos
    • Senior Subject Matter ExpertCurrent
      2023–Present
  • 2023–Present· 3 yrs 9 mos
    • Chief Executive Officer & Managing PartnerCurrent
      2023–Present
  • 2023–Present· 3 yrs 9 mos
    • Member, Advisory BoardCurrent
      2023–Present
  • KohlbergCurrent
    2023–Present· 3 yrs 9 mos
    • Senior AdvisorCurrent
      2023–Present
  • May 2023–Oct 2025· 2 yrs 5 mos
    • Digital Advisory Board Member
      May 2023–Oct 2025
  • 2014–Dec 2022· 8 yrs 11 mos
    • CIO /VP | Global Regions Corporate Technology | Co-led Digital Transformation
      2020–Dec 2022
    • GM & Chief Customer Officer, Health & Wellness Digital Health | Led Evolution to HealthTech
      2014–2020

Education

Executive Education

Information Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MBA

Marketing & Finance

The Wharton School

Valedictorian

Academy of St. Elizabeth

BA

Economics & German

Duke University

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Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Product ManagementInformation TechnologyMed TechOutcome focusedDigital TransformationPortfolio ManagementDigital StrategyDigital MarketingOrganizational Culture ChangeSales ManagementCollaborative Problem SolvingBusiness InnovationInnovation Launch & ScaleBrand ManagementTurnaround LeadershipHealthcare ConsultingTechnology CommercializationStart-up OperationsIT Enabled Business TransformationPharmaceutical Marketing