Orthofix Announces Changes to Board of Directors

LEWISVILLE, Texas, June 20, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a number one world spine and orthopedics firm, at present introduced that Catherine Burzik has been re-appointed because the Chair of the Firm’s Board of Administrators. Moreover, shareholders re-elected Wayne Burris who beforehand served on the Orthofix board from 2021-2022. Burris will serve on the Audit and Finance and Compliance and Ethics Committees. As beforehand introduced Jon Serbousek, who served as Govt Chairman of the Board, didn’t stand for re-election on the annual shareholders assembly held yesterday.

Burzik beforehand served because the Firm’s Chair of the Board from 2021-2022 earlier than assuming the place of Lead Unbiased Director of the brand new mixed board that was fashioned following the merger of SeaSpine and Orthofix.

“I’m honored to step again into the function of Chair for Orthofix,” stated Catherine Burzik. “I want to thank Jon for his management and dedication to the corporate and the merger integration. I’m grateful for the counsel he offered as each the Chief Govt Officer of Orthofix and because the Govt Chairman of the board and we want him one of the best as he continues his work to advance the medical machine business.” Burzik continued, “I’m additionally happy to welcome again Wayne Burris whose dedication and robust background in accounting and finance will assist information us to long-term success.”

“I’m delighted to rejoin the Orthofix Board of Administrators,” stated Wayne Burris. “I sit up for working with Keith Valentine and his management staff to drive collaboration as the brand new merged firm strives to be the accomplice of alternative for our surgeon prospects.”

Previous to becoming a member of the Orthofix Board of Administrators, Burzik served as President and Chief Govt Officer of Kinetic Ideas, Inc., a world medical machine firm, from 2006 till the corporate’s sale in 2011. Previous to that, she served as President of Utilized Biosystems Group and held senior govt positions at Eastman Kodak Health Imaging Methods and President of Ortho-Scientific Diagnostics, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson firm.

Burris served because the Senior Vice President and Chief Monetary Officer (CFO) at Roche Diagnostics Company from 1996 by means of his retirement in July 2019. A member of the International Roche Diagnostics Finance Govt Committee, Burris was acknowledged as one in every of their prime senior leaders.

About Orthofix

The newly merged Orthofix-SeaSpine group is a number one world spine and orthopedics firm with a complete portfolio of biologics, revolutionary spinal {hardware}, bone progress therapies, specialised orthopedic options and a number one surgical navigation system. Its merchandise are distributed in additional than 68 nations worldwide.

The Firm is headquartered in Lewisville, Texas and has major places of work in Carlsbad, CA, with a concentrate on spine and biologics product innovation and surgeon training, and Verona, Italy, with an emphasis on product innovation, manufacturing, and medical training for orthopedics. The mixed firm’s world R&D, business and manufacturing footprint additionally contains amenities and places of work in Irvine, CA, Toronto, Canada, Sunnyvale, CA, Wayne, PA, Olive Department, MS, Maidenhead, UK, Munich, Germany, Paris, France, and São Paulo, Brazil.