Mr Bender has over 20 years medical experience, with expertise in the area of trauma orthopedics. Prior to being appointed as president of Medartis Inc, Mr Bender oversaw the northeast region of another trauma company.
While overseeing the US operations of Medartis Inc, Mr Bender will work closely with the headquarters Medartis AG, located in Basel, Switzerland. He will also be responsible for developing partnerships with surgeons and other companies that complement the Medartis range of services and products. Mr Bender’s knowledge of the industry and its products will be utilized by the company’s research and development.
Willi Miesch, president of Medartis AG, said: “We launched an extensive search for the individual who we needed to lead our domestic operations. It was vitally important that we find someone who possessed the ability to understand the US market as well as the surgeons and what they need to perform.
Mr Bender comes to our company with that rare combination of successful business experience, the ability to understand the engineering aspects of product development and well developed relationships with industry specialists.”