Bob Howe joined Cynosure in June 2023 as Chief Financial Officer. Bob has over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry in public and private equity-backed companies. Prior to joining Cynosure, Bob was most recently the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Conformis, Inc., a publicly traded company in the orthopedic joint replacement market, where he led the Finance, Human Resources, and Information Technologies organizations. Before that, Bob spent five years at NxStage Medical, Inc., as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller, where he was responsible for corporate financial planning & analysis, financial reporting and controls, shared services, treasury, and tax. Bob also held senior financial positions at Lake Region Medical, a medical device contract manufacturer. He began his career in the medical device industry at Boston Scientific, where he spent 17 years and held financial leadership roles in three of the company’s operating divisions and senior roles in manufacturing and corporate finance. Bob earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College and an MBA from Boston University. Outside of work, Bob enjoys spending time with his family, snowboarding, mountain biking, and fishing.