Biomet Inc. today announced the appointment of Glen A. Kashuba to senior vice president of the company and president of Biomet Trauma and Biomet Spine, effective April 17.
With nearly 20 years of experience in the medical device industry, Kashuba recently served as worldwide president of Cordis Endovascular, a division of Johnson & Johnson. Kashuba has been with Johnson & Johnson since 1998, also holding the positions of worldwide president of Codman Neuro Science and U.S. president of DePuy AcroMed, now known as DePuy Spine. Prior to his service with Johnson & Johnson, Kashuba held several key management positions during his 11 years with Howmedica.
Biomet's president and chief executive officer, Jeffrey R. Binder, said, "We are very pleased to announce the addition of Glen Kashuba to the Biomet management team. We are excited to welcome someone with Mr. Kashuba's level of experience and expertise and look forward to his contribution to the Biomet Trauma and Biomet Spine team."
Charles E. Niemier, former president of Biomet Trauma and Biomet Spine, has been named senior vice president, Biomet International and Corporate Relations. Niemier will be responsible for operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Canada, as well as having domestic responsibility for corporate clinical relations, contract sales administration and distributor relations.
