WARSAW, Ind., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced today that Mark C. Throdahl has joined the Company as Group President, Global Businesses. He will have responsibility for Zimmer Spine, Zimmer Dental, Zimmer Trauma, Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products, Zimmer Computer Assisted Solutions and the Human Motion Institute. Mr. Throdahl will report to David Dvorak, Zimmer Holdings President and Chief Executive Officer.
“We are delighted to have an executive of Mark’s reputation and experience join our leadership team at Zimmer,” said Mr. Dvorak. “A key part of our growth strategy involves investing in and expanding the businesses for which Mark will be responsible, and he is an ideal person to lead these efforts. He has a longstanding, proven track record of building medical device businesses around the world.”
Mr. Throdahl most recently served as Chief Executive Officer for Consort Medical plc, a leader in medical devices for inhaled drug delivery and anesthesia, which is based in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. Prior to joining Consort in 2001, he held various management roles at Becton Dickinson & Co. from 1988 to 2001, both at the corporate headquarters where he served as Senior Vice President and President of Drug Delivery, and in Japan, where he held the position of President, Nippon Becton Dickinson. He started his medical devices career in 1975 with Mallinckrodt Group, where he held sales and marketing positions of increasing responsibility, ultimately being named General Manager of the Critical Care business.
A graduate of Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts (with distinction) in Economics and Russian Studies, Mr. Throdahl also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
“I am excited to be joining Zimmer and to have the opportunity to focus on maximizing the potential in the outstanding stable of Zimmer global businesses,” said Mr. Throdahl. “In my more than 30 years in the medical device industry, I’ve had a chance to experience how well regarded Zimmer is for its products and people. I’m looking forward now to helping build on that reputation by driving growth in the areas outside of reconstructive orthopaedic implants.”
About the Company
Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, Zimmer is a worldwide leader in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing orthopaedic reconstructive, spinal and trauma devices, dental implants, and related orthopaedic surgical products. Zimmer has operations in more than 25 countries around the world and sells products in more than 100 countries. Zimmer’s 2007 sales were approximately $3.9 billion. The Company is supported by the efforts of more than 7,500 employees worldwide.
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