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Ascension Orthopedics Appoints Guy L. Mayer as New CEO
| Source: Ascension Orthopedics
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - October 20, 2009) - Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., a leader in
orthopedic extremity implants, announced today that Guy L. Mayer has been
appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 12,
2009. Mayer joins Ascension Orthopedics after serving more than 30 years in
leadership roles in the medical device industry.
"I am excited to join Ascension Orthopedics at this critical stage in the
Company's growth," said Mayer. "I look forward to working with the
talented, passionate and committed team at Ascension to expand market share
and increase overall awareness of the benefits of pyrolytic carbon joint
implants in the improvement of patient care."
"We are delighted to welcome Guy to Ascension Orthopedics to lead the
company at this exciting time in the company's development," said Trevor
Moody, Chairman of Ascension Orthopedics. "He brings a proven track record
of growing companies and building value for shareholders. We expect that
Guy will provide outstanding leadership, enabling Ascension to realize
expanding opportunities in the extremity implant market."
Mayer most recently served as President of RTI Biologics, Inc., where he
completed the integration of Tutogen Medical, Inc. with RTI Biologics.
Preceding his position at RTI Biologics, Mayer was President and CEO of
Tutogen Medical, Inc., where he doubled sales for the Company from $27
million to $60 million over a three-year period and later completed a $260
million sale of Tutogen. Mayer has also served as an executive with a
number of public and private medical device companies including Picker
International, Visen Medical, Inc., Etex Corporation and Zimmer Inc. He
began his career at American Hospital Supply Corporation. He then spent 14
years with Zimmer Inc., where he served in areas with increasing
responsibility for both the international and domestic markets. He held
positions of President, Zimmer Canada; Managing Director, UK; Sr. VP
Strategic Planning and Business Development; President, Zimmer Japan;
President, Orthopedic Implant Division; and President, Global Products
Group. Mayer holds a bachelor of arts in history and political science from
the University of Ottawa. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for
Spire Corporation (spir).
About Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.
Ascension Orthopedics was founded in Austin, Texas in 1996. The company's
first product was an innovative pyrolytic carbon total joint replacement
for the MCP joint of the hand. Its joint replacement product line has since
expanded to include implants for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, foot and
ankle. Ascension's mission is to transform extremities by developing
state-of-the-art orthopedic products for the upper and lower limbs to help
patients suffering from pain and dysfunction. Ascension Orthopedics sells
products in the United States and in more than 23 countries worldwide. For
further information, please visit http://www.ascensionortho.com/.