Judy Lindstrom became a director of the Company on June 26, 2007. She was Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. division of Portland Orthopedics from 2000 through 2006, a privately-held company headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Since September, 2006, she has also been a director and business consultant for Genis, a private company in Iceland developing a carbohydrate to regenerate true bone. From 1998 to 2001, she operated her own medical device consulting company, JL International. From 1996 to 1998, she was Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, for Wright Medical Technology, Inc. She was President and Chief Executive Officer of Neovision from 1995 to 1996. From 1991 to 1994, she was President for MicroAire Surgical Instruments, Inc. Ms. Lindstrom also served as General Manager for two operating divisions of Baxter International, V. Mueller Endoscopy (1991) and Edward Orthopedics (1988 - 1991). She was the first
woman promoted to General Manager for a Baxter operating unit. From 1991 - 1996, Ms. Lindstrom served on the board of directors of Everest Medical Corporation (a NASDAQ listed company prior to its acquisition in April, 2000) and in 1994 served on the board of AdvaMed (formerly the Health Industry Manufacturers Association). |