Zimmer Biomet Announces New Appointments to Executive Leadership Team
June 07, 2021 at 08:30 am EDT
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Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. announced two new appointments to the Company's Executive Leadership Team. Wilfred van Zuilen has been appointed as President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Additionally, Nitin Goyal, M.D. has been appointed to the newly created role of Chief Science, Technology and Innovation Officer. Both roles will report into Chief Operating Officer Ivan Tornos. Mr. van Zuilen will be responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of products, services and solutions in the EMEA region. Prior to joining Zimmer Biomet, Mr. van Zuilen served as Regional Vice President, North Western Europe (United Kingdom, Ireland, Nordics and Benelux) at Medtronic. Prior to that, he led Medtronic's Restorative Therapies Group of businesses for EMEA and has also held regional leadership positions with Covidien, Novartis and Edwards Lifesciences. Mr. van Zuilen will be responsible for the marketing, sales and distribution of products, services and solutions in the EMEA region. In his newly created role, Dr. Goyal will oversee advanced research, product development, and Zimmer Biomet's innovation platforms. In addition, he will have oversight of Medical Education, Clinical Affairs and healthcare provider collaboration.
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling orthopedic and dental reconstruction implants, spinal implants, and traumatology products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- reconstruction implants (57.5%): knees replacement (58.8% of net sales), hips replacement (41.2%);
- surgical products and traumatology equipment (22.1%);
- dental, spinal and craniomaxillofacial implants (12.8%);
- other (7.6%): primarily orthopedic surgery materials and instruments used during post-operative rehabilitation.
At the end of 2021, the group had approximately 30 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Americas (61.3%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (21.3%) and Asia/Pacific (17.4%).