CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGM:ATEC - News), a leading medical technology company focused on the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, announced today that veteran operations executive, Kermit Stott, has joined the company as Vice President of Operations. Parallel with the cost improvement initiatives previously announced, Mr. Stott will be focused on helping Alphatec accelerate steps to standardize and streamline certain aspects of its enterprise-wide functions such as human resources, finance and information technology to support growth, while also leveraging its scale more effectively in areas such as manufacturing to benefit product cycle times and new product launches.
