Robert D. Delp, a Grace College graduate, was named President, Americas and joined the executive leadership team of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. on January 23, 2017. Previously, Delp was Zimmer Biomet’s Vice President of U.S. Sales, leading sales for the knee, hip, bone cement, biologics, extremities, sports medicine, foot and ankle, surgical and trauma categories. The following story is from Orthopedics This Week.
According to a company announcement on January 17, 2017, Stuart Kleopfer, following a career at Zimmer Biomet and pre-merger Biomet, decided to retire from his position as President, Americas. Kleopfer will “continue with the company for a period of time and work closely with Delp to fully transition responsibilities.” Kleopfer became president of Biomet U.S. in 2011 and has been with the company since 1988.
“I would like to thank Stuart for his significant contributions to the company and congratulate Rob on his new leadership appointment. Rob is a strategic and customer-focused executive, and he is the right leader to continue to grow Zimmer Biomet’s Americas region in the future,” said Zimmer Biomet President and Chief Executive Officer David Dvorak.
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