Alan W. Milinazzo
Group President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Milinazzo joined Orthofix International in 2005 as Chief Operating Officer and succeeded to the position of CEO the following year. Prior to joining Orthofix, Mr. Milinazzo was Vice President of Medtronic Inc.'s Vascular business, as well as, Vice President and General Manager of Medtronic's Coronary and Peripheral businesses. Prior to his time with Medtronic, Mr. Milinazzo spent 12 years as an executive with Boston Scientific Corporation in numerous roles, including Vice President of Marketing for SCIMED Europe. Mr. Milinazzo brings more than two and a half decades of experience in the management and marketing of medical device businesses, including positions with Aspect Medical Systems and American Hospital Supply. He earned a bachelor's degree, cum laude, at Boston College in 1980.
Thomas Hein, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Hein became the Chief Financial Officer of Orthofix International N.V. on July 1, 2002. For the prior three years, Mr. Hein had been the Chief Financial Officer of Orthofix Inc., our wholly owned U.S. subsidiary. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Hein was the Chief Financial Officer for Prime Vision Health Inc., a diversified healthcare services company. From 1988 to 1996, Mr. Hein was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of MDT Corporation, a sterilization and hospital capital equipment company. Previously, he held financial management positions with Metheus Corporation, Memorex Corporation and Kaiser Aetna.
Oliver Burckhardt
President, Orthofix Spine
Oliver Burckhardt joined Orthofix in 2006 as President, Orthofix International. Mr.Burckhardt was previously with Aesculap where he was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for the Spine Division in the U.S. Additionally, he has served in senior global marketing position with Aesculap and assumed several different sales positions with Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon and Mitek Divisions in Europe.
Michael Simpson
President, Orthofix Inc.
Mr. Simpson became President of the U.S. entity in 2008. He joined Orthofix in 2002 as Vice President of Operations for Orthofix Inc. In 2006, Mr. Simpson was promoted to Senior Vice President of Global Operations and General Manager, Orthofix Inc. responsible for world wide manufacturing and distribution. Born in New York, raised and educated in North Texas, Mr. Simpson received his Bachelor of Science in Business and Systems Engineering from the University of Texas at Dallas. With more than 20 years of experience in a broad spectrum of industries he has held the following positions: Chief Operating Officer, Business Unit Vice President, Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Sales, Plant Manager, Director of Finance and Director of Operations. His employment history includes the following companies: Texas Instruments, Boeing, McGaw/IVAX, Mark IV Industries, Intermec and Unilever.
Bradley R. Mason
President, BREG Inc.
Mr. Mason became a Vice President of Orthofix International N.V. in December 2003 upon the acquisition of Breg, Inc. He is also the President of Breg, Inc., which he founded in 1989 with five other principal shareholders. Mr. Mason has over 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, some of which were spent with dj Orthopedics (formerly DonJoy) where he was a founder and held the position of Executive Vice President. Mr. Mason is the named inventor on 35 issued patents in the orthopedic product arena with several other patents pending.
Luigi Ferrari
President, Orthofix International Orthopedic Fixation
Mr. Ferrari has 14 years of experience with Orthofix in the orthopedic medical device industry. He became President of International Orthopedic Fixation in April 2008 and is responsible for the development, manufacturing and sales of fixation systems in international markets. Since February 2006, he was Vice President of Europe and oversaw Orthofix activities in these key geographic markets. He serves also as General Manager of Orthofix Srl, Italy. Mr. Ferrari graduated with a degree in Management Engineering from Politecnico di Milano University in 1992.
Eric Brown
Senior Vice President, Spine Sales
Mr. Brown is Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing. His long standing career with Orthofix began in 1990 as one of the first sales representatives with the former AME, and since the Orthofix/AME merger he has progressively advanced in sales and marketing management. He has held various sales and marketing positions, including Region Manager, Director of Sales and Vice President of Sales. Before joining Orthofix, Mr. Brown spent eight years at Medtronic Neurological.
Keith Jansen
Senior Vice President, Spine Marketing
Keith Jansen joined Orthofix in 2005 as Vice President and General Manager of its Vascular Division. Prior to his position at Orthofix, Mr. Jansen was Vice President of Sales for Cortek, Inc. He joined Cortek in 2001 as Director of Marketing. Prior to Cortek, Mr. Jansen spent 13 years at Boston Scientific Corporation, where his final position was Director of Sales Planning. Mr. Jansen graduated with a degree in Economics from Bucknell University in 1985.
Raymond C. Kolls, J.D.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Mr. Kolls is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Orthofix International N.V. He joined the company in 2004 as Vice President, General Counsel. Before joining Orthofix, Mr. Kolls was Associate General Counsel for CSX Corporation. Mr. Kolls began his legal career as an attorney in private practice with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. He received a B.A. from Georgetown University in 1985 and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law School in 1988
Michael Finegan
Vice President, Corporate Development
Michael M. Finegan joined Orthofix as Vice President of Corporate Development in 2006. Mr. Finegan came to Orthofix from the Boston Scientific Corporation, where he held several positions, with the most recent as Vice President of Corporate Sales. Mr. Finegan began his career in banking with First Union (Wachovia). He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1985 with a B.A. in Economics.
Dan Yarbrough
Vice President, Investor Relations
Dan Yarbrough is Vice President of Investor Relations. He joined Orthofix in February 2006 as the Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Yarbrough has more than 11 years of experience in the health care industry and was previously with PacifiCare Health Systems for seven years as Director of Investor Relations. Prior to that he held accounting and finance positions with Kaiser Permanente and Humana. Mr. Yarbrough received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982 and became a CPA in 1984.
