HUNTERSVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ: OFIX) announced today that Timothy M. Adams has been appointed as the company’s Chief Financial Officer effective as of November 19, 2007. Mr. Adams joins Orthofix after three years as the Chief Financial Officer for Cytyc Corp., a global medical device and diagnostics company which was acquired last month by Hologic, Inc. In his capacity with Cytyc, Mr. Adams was the lead financial executive during several acquisitions made by the company which were valued at more than $750 million in total. Additionally, he negotiated a $345 million bank credit facility, as well as a new long term contract with Cytyc’s largest commercial customer.