CARLSBAD, Calif., May 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, announced today that Armin Weichert, who has over 25 years of sales and management experience in the medical device and life sciences industries, has been named the Company’s new Vice President and General Manager, Latin America.