Dennis M. Werger (age 52) joined the Company in November 2004 as the Vice President and General Manager of ConMed Endoscopic Technologies (CET). From October 2002 until November 2004, Mr. Werger was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Granit Medical Innovations, LLC in Nashua, N.H. and New York, N.Y. Prior to that, Mr. Werger was the Vice President of Marketing for the Endoscopic Technologies division of C.R. Bard in Billerica, MA, having held other positions with C.R. Bard prior to that. Mr. Werger holds a B.S. in Accounting degree from Mt. St. Mary�s College, and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in Denver, Colorado. |