Conselium, an executive search firm, has just completed a search on behalf of Boston Scientific Corporation.  Ms. Yvonne Zhang will begin her role of Legal Counsel 1-4-2012 at the company’s offices in Shanghai, China.

Ms. Zhang’s Responsibilities include:

• General commercial matters including drafting and review commercial agreements such as supplier, distributor, service agreements
• General employment labor matters including disciplinary, terminations
• Compliance with regulations and legal requirements for doing business in China
• Compliance with laws on investigations, trainings, education, establishing proper compliance controls

Ms. Zhang was most recently Legal Counsel for Parametric Technology.  Previous legal positions included Unilever and Philips Healthcare.

Boston Scientific operates under the threat of minimal invasion. The company makes medical supplies used in minimally invasive surgical procedures. Its devices are used to diagnose and treat conditions in a variety of medical fields, including cardiology, gynecology, urology, endoscopy, and neuromodulation. Products include defibrillators, catheters, coronary and urethral stents, pacemakers, biopsy forceps and needles, and urethral slings. Boston Scientific markets its wares in some 45 countries worldwide, primarily through its own direct sales staff.