New Zimmer Biomet To Be Headed by Dvorak and the 12 Disciples

Meet the new Zimmer Biomet and its leaders.

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. is feeling so confident of regulatory approval of its merger with Biomet, Inc. that the company announced what the combined company will be called after the merger is completed.

On October 30, 2014, the company also announced the future executive leadership team and organizational structure to be led by current Zimmer President and CEO Dave Dvorak. A new brand will be rolled out after the merger. There was no mention of current Biomet CEO Jeff Binder.

Dvorak and the Twelve Chiefs

The executive leadership team of the new Zimmer Biomet will comprise 12 executives reporting directly to Dvorak, and will be organized around three business units, three geographic regions and six functional areas.

Biomet gets five of the positions, including: Spine, Hips/Knees, Americas, Global Logistics and CFO.

Business Units and Leadership

• Adam R. Johnson, Group President, with responsibility for the Spine, Microfixation, Bone Healing and Dental businesses. Johnson has served in leadership roles at Biomet for 12 years. Johnson currently leads Biomet’s Spine, Microfixation and Bone Healing Division.
• David A. Nolan, Group President, with responsibility for the Sports Medicine, Extremities, Trauma, Biologics and Surgical businesses. Nolan has more than 20 years of experience in commercial leadership roles at Biomet and Zimmer. Nolan currently leads Zimmer’s Advanced Solutions portfolio.
• Daniel E. Williamson, Group President, with responsibility for the Knee, Hip and Bone Cement businesses. Williamson has served in senior leadership roles at Biomet for 24 years. Williamson currently leads Biomet‘s Reconstructive Division.

Geographic Regions and Leadership

• Stuart G. Kleopfer, President, Americas. The Americas region will be comprised of the United States, Canada and Latin America. Kleopfer has held the U.S. executive leadership position at Biomet for four years and has been with Biomet for 26 years.
• Katarzyna Mazur-Hofsaess, M.D., Ph.D., President, EMEA. The EMEA region will be comprised of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mazur-Hofsaess has held an EMEA senior leadership position with Zimmer for four years.
• Sang Yi, President, Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific region will be comprised of China, Japan, India, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Southeast Asia. Yi has held an Asia Pacific senior leadership position with Zimmer for two years. Stephen H.L. Ooi, Zimmer President, Asia Pacific, will retire from his current position at the close of the transaction. Ooi will serve in an advisory role following the close.

Functional Areas and Leadership

• Robin T. Barney, Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Logistics. Barney has held the Global Operations and Logistics executive leadership position at Biomet for seven years.
• Audrey M. Beckman, Senior Vice President, Strategic Quality Initiatives. Beckman has served in senior leadership roles at Zimmer for 18 years and has been with the company for 28 years.
• William P. Fisher, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources. Fisher has held the Global Human Resources executive leadership position at Zimmer for five years.
• Daniel P. Florin, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Florin has served as the Chief Financial Officer at Biomet for seven years. James T. Crines, Zimmer Chief Financial Officer, will retire from his current position at the close of the transaction. Crines will serve in an advisory role following the close.
• Emmanuel O. Nyakako, Senior Vice President, Global Quality, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs. Nyakako has held the Global Quality, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs executive leadership position at Zimmer for two years.
• Chad F. Phipps, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Phipps has held the General Counsel position at Zimmer for seven years.

“These announcements mark important milestones that will help advance the effective integration of our two companies upon closing, ” said Dvorak. “Zimmer and Biomet each have extraordinary talent across all levels, and we are confident that we have put in place a team and organizational structure to drive the combined company into this new chapter. In addition, becoming Zimmer Biomet brings together two well-respected and recognizable names in the industry that share a commitment to new innovations that enhance patient outcomes and improve quality of life.”

Dane A. Miller, Ph.D., who co-founded Biomet in 1977, worked for Zimmer before breaking off to become a competitor. Zimmer was founded in Warsaw, Indiana in 1927.

Welcome back, Dr. Miller.