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Smith & Nephew CEO Bohuon diagnosed with cancer

February 01, 2016 at 02:41 am EST

LONDON (Reuters) - Smith & Nephew Plc, Europe's biggest maker of artificial hips and knees, said on Monday that its Chief Executive Olivier Bohuon has been diagnosed with a highly treatable form of cancer.

The company said in a statement that Bohuon would remain in his role during his treatment period, which will begin later this month.

It said Bohuon will be actively involved in running the company while undergoing chemotherapy, which is expected to be completed by late autumn.

"The board has approved provisional governance procedures to ensure the effective operation of Smith & Nephew during the treatment period, including Chairman Roberto Quarta providing executive oversight if required," it said.

(Reporting by Li-mei Hoang; editing by Kate Holton)

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Olivier Jean Bohuon

Dr. Olivier Jean Bohuon is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a Chairman at LEO Pharma A/S, a Member-Supervisory Board at Virbac SA, a Chairman at Laboratoires Majorelle SAS, a Chairman at OJB Conseil SAS, a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Smith & Nephew A/S (Denmark) and a Member at Académie nationale de Pharmacie. He is on the Board of Directors at Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Virbac SA, Smith & Nephew A/S (Denmark), Algotherapeutix SAS, Biotech Promise SCA SICAV-SIF and Biotech Promise. Dr. Bohuon was previously employed as an Independent Non-Executive Director by Smiths Group Plc, a Non-Executive Director by Shire Plc, a Chief Executive Officer & Director by Smith & Nephew PLC, a President & Chief Executive Officer by Pierre Fabre SA, a President by Abbott Pharmaceutical, Inc., an Executive Vice President-Pharmaceutical Products by Abbott Laboratories, a Member by Académie des Technologies, a Senior VP-European Commercial Operations by GlaxoSmithKline Plc, and a Director-Marketing & Sales by Roussel Uclaf SA. He received his MBA from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris and a doctorate degree from the University of Paris Jussieu.

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Laboratoires Majorelle SAS	Chairman
Smith & Nephew A/S (Denmark) Smith & Nephew A/S (Denmark) Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Smith & Nephew A/S operates as a is a global medical technology business. It specializes in healthcare, medical supplies, medical devices, wound care, orthopaedic reconstruction and sports medicine. The company was founded by Thomas James Smith in 1856 and is headquartered in Horsholm, Denmark.	Chief Executive Officer