Alphatec Spine Appoints New Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
02 November 2010 - 2:25PM
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of
Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs,
develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical
treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions
related to the aging spine, announced today that Heather Rider, who
has over 25 years of executive-level Human Resource experience in
the medical device and healthcare industry, has been named the
Company's new Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources.
Most recently, Ms. Rider served as Vice President of Human
Resources for Intuitive Surgical, Inc., which is located in
Sunnyvale, California. During Ms. Rider's tenure at Intuitive
Surgical, the company grew from $227M to $1.3B in revenues and went
from being primarily a U.S.-based company to becoming a global
leader in the surgical robotics industry.
Prior to joining Intuitive Surgical Ms. Rider was the Senior
Vice President, Global Human Resources for Sunrise Medical Inc., a
medical equipment manufacturer based in Carlsbad,
California. Prior to Sunrise Medical, Mrs. Rider served in
vice president level positions at several other medical device and
healthcare companies, including Biosense Webster, a division of
Johnson and Johnson, and City of Hope, a leading cancer treatment
and research center.
"We are pleased to have Heather join our senior management
team. Her experience will be extremely valuable as we continue
to integrate our global team and develop the culture necessary to
be a worldwide leader in the spinal market," said Dirk Kuyper, the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mrs. Rider received her MBA from Pepperdine University and her
B.A. from Claremont McKenna College.
About Alphatec Spine
Alphatec Spine, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphatec
Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC). Alphatec Spine is a medical device
company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products
for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, primarily focused on
the aging spine. The Company's mission is to combine
world-class customer service with innovative, surgeon-driven design
that will help improve the aging patient's quality of
life. The Company is poised to achieve its goal through new
solutions for patients with osteoporosis, stenosis and other aging
spine deformities, improved minimally invasive products and
techniques and integrated biologics solutions. In addition to
its U.S. operations, the Company also markets its products in over
50 international markets through its subsidiary, Scient'x S.A., via
a direct salesforce in France, Italy and the United Kingdom and via
independent distributors in the rest of Europe, the Middle East and
Africa, South America and Latin America. In Asia and
Australia, the Company markets its products through its subsidiary,
Alphatec Pacific, Inc., and through Scient'x's distributors in
China, Korea and Australia.
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CONTACT: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
Michael O'Neill, Chief Financial Officer
(760) 494-6746
investorrelations@alphatecspine.com
Westwicke Partners
Lynn C. Pieper
(415) 202-5678
lynn.pieper@westwicke.com
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