Wright Medical Group Inc. announced that Kevin D. Cordell has been appointed President, U.S. Extremities, effective September 29, 2014. Mr. Cordell will have operating responsibility for Wright's U.S. extremities and biologic business, reporting directly to the chief operating officer, and be located at Wright's corporate headquarters in Memphis. Prior to joining Wright Medical, Mr. Cordell served as Vice President of Sales for the GI Solutions business at Covidien, from May 2012 to September 2014.

While at Covidien, he also served as Vice President of Sales & Global Marketing for its Peripheral Vascular business from July 2010 to May 2012. Prior to ev3, Mr. Cordell served as Vice President, Global Sales of FoxHollow Technologies Inc. from March 2007 to October 2007.