BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We are a diversified orthopedic products company offering a broad line of surgical and non-surgical products for the Spine, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Vascular market sectors. Our products are designed to address the lifelong bone-and-joint health needs of patients of all ages, helping them achieve a more active and mobile lifestyle. We design, develop, manufacture, market and distribute medical equipment used principally by musculoskeletal medical specialists for orthopedic applications. Our main products are invasive and minimally invasive spinal implant products and related human cellular and tissue based products ("HCT/P products"), non-invasive bone growth stimulation products used to enhance the success rate of spinal fusions and to treat non-union fractures, external and internal fixation devices used in fracture treatment, limb lengthening and bone reconstruction; and bracing products used for ligament injury prevention, pain management and protection of surgical repair to promote faster healing. Our products also include a device for enhancing venous circulation, cold therapy, bone cement and devices for removal of bone cement used to fix artificial implants and airway management products used in anesthesia applications. We have administrative and training facilities in the United States and Italy and manufacturing facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy and Mexico. ...

Group President and Chief Executive Officer
Alan W Milinazzo
Number of Employees 374
Contact Information

1720 Bray Central Dr

McKinney, Texas 75069

www.orthofix.co...

1 469 742 2500

NAICS Code Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing: 339112

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Alan W Milinazzo Group President and Chief Executive Officer
Charles W. Federico Director
Brad Lee President, Breg, Orthofix Sports Medicine
Bradley R Mason Global President,North America
Eric Brown President, Spine Stimulation
Luigi Ferrari President, Int'L Fixation
Michael Simpson President, Orthofix Inc.
Oliver Burckhardt President, Orthofix Spine
Scott Dodson President, Orthofix International
Denise E Pedulla Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Robert S Vaters Cfo
Thomas Hein Chief Financial Officer
Timothy Adams Chief Financial Officer
Raymond C Kolls Senior Vice President
Rhonda Fellows Senior Vice President Government Affairs & Privacy Officer
Dan Yarbrough Vice President, Investor Relations
Michael Finegan Vice President, Corporate Development
Keith Jansen Senior Vice President and General Manager
James F. Gero Director
Kenneth R. Weisshaar Director
Peter J. Hewett Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Guy Jordan Director and Chairman of The Governance and Nominating Committee
Jerry Benjamin Director and Chairman of The Audit Committee
Thomas Kester Director and Chairman of The Compensation Committee
Walter P Von Wartburg Chairman of The Board of Directors
Maria Sainz Board of Directors
Robert Gaines Member of The Company's Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Group President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Orthofix Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Medtronic, Inc. Vice President Former
Boston College Bachelor's Degree Former

Mr. Federico joined the BioMimetic board of directors in June of 2007. Mr. Federico currently serves as a director of Orthofix International N.V., where he also served as president from 1996 to 2001, and as president and chief executive officer from 2001 to 2006. From 1985 to 1996, Mr. Federico was general manager then president of Smith & Nephew Endoscopy (formerly Dyonics, Inc.). From 1981 to 1985, Mr. Federico served as vice president of Dyonics, initially as director of marketing and subsequently as general manager. Previously, he held management and marketing positions with General Foods Corporation, Air Products Corporation, Puritan Bennett Corporation and LSE Corporation. Mr. Federico also currently serves on the boards of SRI/Surgical Express, Inc., SaluMedica, LLC and Mako Surgical Corp.

Organization Position Status
BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. Director, Chair Compensation Committee Current
SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
MAKO Surgical Corp. Board of Directors Current
Salumedica, LLC Board of Directors Current
Alveolus Incorporated Director Current
Orthofix International N.V. Director Current
BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orthofix Inc. Director Current
Orthofix International N.V. Chief Executive Officer Former
Orthofix International N.V. President Former
Orthofix Inc. President Former
Puritan Bennett Former
American Sports Medicine Institute Board Member Former
Fordham University B.S. In Marketing Former
SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. President, Breg, Orthofix Sports Medicine Current
Orthofix Inc. Director of Business Development Current
Breg, Inc. President Former

Bradley R. Mason. Mr. Mason became a Vice President of Orthofix International N.V. in December 2003 upon the acquisition of Breg, Inc. He is also the President of Breg, Inc., which he founded in 1989 with five other principal shareholders. Mr. Mason has over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry, some of which were spent with dj Orthopedics (formally DonJoy) where he was a founder and held the position of Executive Vice President. Mr. Mason is the named inventor on 35 issued patents in the orthopedic product arena with several other patents pending.

Organization Position Status
Breg, Inc. President Current
Orthofix Inc. Global President,North America Current
Blackstone Corporation Group President Former
Orthofix Inc. Vice President Former
Breg, Inc. Co-Founder Former

Mr. Brown was named President of Spine Stimulation in 2009. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Orthofix Inc. His long-standing career with Orthofix began in 1990. He has held various sales and marketing positions, including Region Manager, Director of Sales and Vice President of Sales. Before joining Orthofix, Mr. Brown spent eight years at Medtronic Neurological. He received his BS in Business Administration from Michigan State University.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. President, Spine Stimulation Current
Orthofix Inc. Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Former
Orthofix Inc. Marketing Executive Former
Michigan State University BS In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. President, Int'L Fixation Current
Orthofix Inc. Vice President, Europe Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. President, Orthofix Inc. Current
Orthofix Inc. Vice President of Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. President, Orthofix Spine Current
Aesculap, Inc Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. President, Orthofix International Current
Boston Scientific Corporation Global Marketing Director Current
Orthofix Inc. Global Vice President, Orthopedic Marketing Former
Boston Scientific Corporation Regional Sales Manager Former
The Black & Decker Corporation Former
Indiana University Bachelor of Science Degree Former
Babson College Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer Current
Boston College BS In Nursing and Psychology Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Cfo Current
Orthofix Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Med Opportunity Partners Partner Current
Applied Neurosolutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Arbinet-thexchange, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Xpedite Systems Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Former
Inamed Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Young Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Xpedite Systems Managing Director Former
Med Opportunity Partners Founder Former
Young Corporation Treasurer Former
Fordham University MBA Former
St. Francis College BA Former

Mr. Hein became the Chief Financial Officer of Orthofix International N.V. on July 1, 2002. For the prior three years, Mr. Hein had been the Chief Financial Officer of Orthofix Inc., our wholly owned U.S. subsidiary. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Hein was the Chief Financial Officer for Prime Vision Health Inc., a diversified healthcare services company. From 1988 to 1996, Mr. Hein was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of MDT Corporation, a sterilization and hospital capital equipment company. Previously, he held financial management positions with Metheus Corporation, Memorex Corporation and Kaiser Aetna.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix International N.V. Chief Financial Officer Current
Orthofix Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Orthofix Inc. Executive Vice President of Finance Former
Orthofix International N.V. Executive Vice President, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Cytyc Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Cytyc Corporation Treasurer Current
Digex, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Cytyc Corporation Cfo Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Orthofix Inc. General Counsel Current
Orthofix Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orthofix Inc. Vice President Former
Georgetown Law School J.D. Former
Georgetown University B.A. Former

Ms. Fellows is Senior Vice President Government Affairs and Privacy Officer. She joined Orthofix in February 1998 as a National Accounts Manager (NAM) and subsequently progressed in the organization in responsibilities including Director of National Accounts/Government Affairs, followed by advancement to Vice President in that role. She has served as the President of National Orthotic Manufacturers Association and currently serves on the National Public Affairs Steering Committee for NAMs and Dallas Board for Texas Association of Businesses. Before joining Orthofix, Ms. Fellows worked at Ingenix, Healthcare Data Research.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Senior Vice President Government Affairs & Privacy Officer Current
Orthofix Inc. National Accounts Manager Former
Orthofix Inc. Privacy Officer Former

Dan Yarbrough is Vice President of Investor Relations. He joined Orthofix in February 2006 as the Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Yarbrough has more than 11 years of experience in the health care industry and was previously with PacifiCare Health Systems for seven years as Director of Investor Relations. Prior to that he held accounting and finance positions with Kaiser Permanente and Humana. Mr. Yarbrough received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982 and became a CPA in 1984.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Vice President, Investor Relations Current
Orthofix Inc. Director of Investor Relations Current
PacifiCare Health Systems, LLC Director of Investor Relations Former
Humana Inc. Former
Kaiser Permanente Former
The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Business Administration Former

Michael M. Finegan joined Orthofix as Vice President of Corporate Development in 2006. Mr. Finegan came to Orthofix from the Boston Scientific Corporation, where he held several positions, with the most recent as Vice President of Corporate Sales. Mr. Finegan began his career in banking with First Union (Wachovia). He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1985 with a B.A. in Economics.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Biologics Inc. President Former
Wachovia Corporation Former
First Union Corporation Former
Wake Forest University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Senior Vice President and General Manager Current
Orthofix Inc. Vice President Current
Cortek, Inc. Vice President of Sales Former
Cortek Director of Marketing Former
Boston Scientific Corporation Director of Sales Former
Bucknell University Former

Dr. Jordan became a non-executive Director of Orthofix International N.V. in December 2004. Most recently, Dr. Jordan served as a group president at CR Bard, Inc., a medical device company, where he had strategic and operating responsibilities for Bard's global oncology business and functional responsibility for all of Bard's research and development. Dr. Jordan earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Georgetown University as well as an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He also currently serves on the boards of Specialized Health Products International, Inc., Xillix Technologies Corporation and EsophyX, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Director and Chairman of The Governance and Nominating Committee Current
Specialized Health Products International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orthofix Inc. Director Current
Orthofix International N.V. Board of Directors Current
EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
C.R. Bard, Inc. Group President Former
Bard Access Systems President Former
American Cyanamid Company Director of Product Development Former
Lederle Laboratories Research Spectroscopist Former
Orthofix International N.V. Non-Executive Director Former
Biomerge Industries Ltd. Board of Directors Former
Georgetown University Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry Former
Fairleigh Dickinson University Mba Former
Oakland University BA in Chemistry Former

Organization Position Status
Advent Venture Partners Llp. Partner Current
Orthofix Inc. Director and Chairman of The Audit Committee Current
Speciality European Pharma Limited Chairman Current
Orthofix Inc. Vice Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Activbiotics Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orthofix International N.V. Board of Directors Current
Nhs Innovations London Non Executive Board Member Current
Micromet, Inc. Board of Directors Current
IVAX Diagnostics, Inc. Director Current
Orthofix International N.V. Non-Executive Director Former
Advent Venture Partners Llp. Senior Advisor Former
Advent Inc. Former
Monsanto Company Former
Orthofix Inc. Board of Directors Former
Clemson University Bsc In Chemical Engineering Former

Mr. Kester became a non-executive Director of Orthofix International N.V. in August 2004. Mr. Kester retired after 28 years, 18 as an audit partner, from KPMG LLP in 2002. While at KPMG, he served as the lead audit engagement partner for both public and private companies and also served four years on KPMG's National Continuous Improvement Committee. Mr. Kester earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and an MBA degree from Harvard University.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Director and Chairman of The Compensation Committee Current
Upstate Forever Board of Directors Current
Conestee Nature Park Treasurer Current
Orthofix Inc. Board of Directors Current
Harvard University MBA Former

Walter von Wartburg, Ph.D. Dr. von Wartburg became a non-executive Director of Orthofix International N.V. in June 2004. He is an attorney and has practiced privately in his own law firm in Basel, Switzerland since 1999, specializing in life sciences law. He has also been a Professor of administrative law and public health policy at the Saint Gall Graduate School of Economics in Switzerland for 25 years. Previously, he held top management positions with Ciba Pharmaceuticals and Novartis at their headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Chairman of The Board of Directors Current
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation Board of Directors Current
Orthofix Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Drew Industries Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Intrusion Inc. Board of Directors Current
Orthofix Inc. Director Current
Honeywell International Inc. Vice President Former
Honeywell International Inc. General Manager Former
Drew Industries Incorporated Executive Chairman Former
Orthofix International N.V. Chair of Board Former
Orthofix International N.V. Board Member Former
AME Incorporated Director Former

Mr. Weisshaar became a non-executive Director of Orthofix International N.V. in December 2004. Most recently, Mr. Weisshaar has served as Chief Operating Officer and strategy advisor for Sensatex, Inc. Also, Mr. Weisshaar spent 12 years as a corporate officer at Becton Dickson, a medical device company, where at different times he was responsible for global businesses in medical devices and diagnostic products and served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Strategic Planning. Mr. Weisshaar earned a bachelor of science degree from MIT and an MBA from Harvard University. He currently also serves on the board of Digene Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Digene Corporation Board of Directors Current
Orthofix International N.V. Board of Directors Current
Precision Therapeutics, Inc. Director Current
Orthofix Inc. Director Current
Sensatex, Inc Chief Operaing Officier and Strategy Advisor Former
Orthofix International N.V. Non-Executive Director Former
Sensatex, Inc Strategy Advisor Former
Becton, Dickinson & Company Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Harvard University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Maria Sainz. Ms. Sainz became a non-executive Director of Orthofix International N.V. in June 2008. She currently serves as the President and CEO of Concentric Medical. Prior to joining Concentric Medical she was President of Guidant Corporation's Cardiac Surgery Division and a member of Guidant's Management Committee prior to their acquisition by Boston Scientific. She gained significant experience in the medical device market with Lilly MDD, Guidant and Boston Scientific. Ms. Sainz holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree of Arts from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and a Masters Degree in International Management from AGSIM in Arizona.

Organization Position Status
Concentric Medical, Inc. CEO Current
Concentric Medical, Inc. President Current
Orthofix Inc. Board of Directors Current
Concentric Medical, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Guidant Corporation Vice President, Global Marketing Former

Mr. Hewett was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2005 and has been a non-executive Director of Orthofix International N.V. since March 1992. He was the Deputy Group Chairman of Orthofix International N.V. between March 1998 and December 2000. Previously, Mr. Hewett served as the Managing Director of Caradon Plc, Chairman of the Engineering Division, Chairman and President of Caradon Inc., Caradon Plc's U.S. subsidiary and a member of the Board of Directors of Caradon Plc of England. In addition, he was responsible for Caradon Plc's worldwide human resources function and the development of its acquisition opportunities.

Organization Position Status
Orthofix International N.V. Non-Executive Director Current
Orthofix International N.V. Deputy Chairman Current
Orthofix Inc. Director Current
Orthofix International N.V. Board of Directors Current
Orthofix Inc. Deputy Group Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Orthofix Inc. Member of The Company's Board of Directors Current

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