SAN DIEGO, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- dj Orthopedics, Inc.
(NYSE: DJO), a global medical device company specializing in rehabilitation
and regeneration products for the non-operative orthopedic and spine markets,
today announced the appointment of W. Thomas Mitchell to its Board of
Directors, increasing dj Orthopedics' board size to eight directors. Mr.
Mitchell will serve as an independent director of the board and will serve on
the audit committee, replacing Kirby Cramer, who will continue to serve as
chairman of the compensation committee. Mr. Mitchell will also serve on the
compensation committee, replacing Jack Blair, who will continue to serve as
chairman of the Board of Directors and chairman of the nominating and
corporate governance committee.
Mr. Mitchell brings over thirty years of experience to the dj Orthopedics
board. He is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Genencor International. Under his guidance, Genencor's revenues grew from
under $30 million to over $325 million. In addition, he successfully managed
the acquisition and integration of three major businesses to build the global
enterprise that is now Genencor. An industry leader, Mr. Mitchell has
participated in a number of important policy initiatives including the 1999
federal executive order that created the national bioenergy initiative. Mr.
Mitchell also served as a member of the Governor's Council on Biotechnology in
California, which was responsible for helping to improve the state's
competitiveness in the mid-1990s. He also served on the Advisory Boards of
the Chemical Engineering School at Cornell University and the University of
Iowa's School of Engineering. He received his B.S. in chemical engineering
from Drexel University. He also completed the Executive Development Program
at the University of Michigan. Mr. Mitchell is also a member of the board of
directors for Neurocrine Biosciences.
"We are very pleased to have Tom Mitchell join our board as an independent
director," said Les Cross, president and CEO of dj Orthopedics. "Tom's broad
business knowledge helped build a leading global development and manufacturing
business within the healthcare industry and we are excited to have his
critical thinking complement the strength of the Company's board. We look
forward to his contributions."
About dj Orthopedics, Inc.
dj Orthopedics is a global medical device company specializing in
rehabilitation and regeneration products for the non-operative orthopedic and
spine markets. The Company's broad range of over 600 rehabilitation products,
including rigid knee braces, soft goods and pain management products, are used
in the prevention of injury, in the treatment of chronic conditions and for
recovery after surgery or injury. The Company's regeneration products consist
of bone growth stimulation devices that are used to treat nonunion fractures
and as an adjunct therapy after spinal fusion surgery.
The Company sells its products in the United States and in more than 35
other countries through networks of agents, distributors and its direct sales
force that market its products to orthopedic and podiatric surgeons, spine
surgeons, orthopedic and prosthetic centers, third-party distributors,
hospitals, surgery centers, physical therapists, athletic trainers and other
healthcare professionals. For additional information on the Company, please
visit http://www.djortho.com
SOURCE dj Orthopedics, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Mark Francois, Director of Investor
Relations, dj Orthopedics, Inc., +1-760-734-4766,
mark.francois@djortho.com
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