NuVasive, Inc. announced changes to its leadership team designed to enhance the company's organizational alignment and accelerate its market share-taking strategy in the global spine market. Pat Miles, NuVasive's current President of Global Products and Services, will assume an expanded role as President and Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Mr. Miles will continue to be responsible for leadership and management of global products and services.

In addition, he will take on NuVasive's operational duties, including customer fulfillment, manufacturing, supply chain management and quality engineering. The company also announced that NuVasive's Chief Operating Officer Keith Valentine will step down from that role and be leaving the company effective April 30, 2015. Mr. Valentine is committed to working with the company to ensure a seamless transition of responsibilities over the coming months.

Mr. Miles' newly expanded role as President and Chief Operating Officer is the product of 14 years of service to NuVasive.