MI-VAD, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of D. Bruce Macdonald to our Strategic Advisory Board.

Mr. Macdonald joins MIVAD with an extensive background in the financial services industry and brings a deep level of expertise and knowledge in finance, as well as corporate governance.  His previous experience includes his role as Head, Wholesale Technology and Operations for RBC’s Capital Markets and Wealth Management businesses. Most recently, Mr. Macdonald was responsible for RBC’s Commodities Trading business. He was also Co-CEO of RBC (Barbados) Trading Bank Corp, where he led RBC’s Discretionary Capital Group in the Bahamas. Mr. Macdonald’s corporate leadership experience includes holding the title of Chief Operating Officer for RBC Capital Markets, a member of the RBC Capital Markets Operating Committee and also served as Executive Vice President of RBC and President of RBC Dominion Securities from 2005 to 2015.

MI-VAD, Inc. is a privately owned developmental stage medical device company that is continuing its development of a novel and potentially revolutionary minimally invasive mechanical blood circulatory pump, or ventricular assist device (VAD) that can change the management of end-stage heart failure.  For more information, contact us at info@mivadinc.com