Mr. Schlotterback brings a wealth of knowledge in the medical device industry and has spent over 25 years in orthopedics. His areas of expertise range from research and development, marketing, sales, business development to general management. Mr. Schlotterback served as President, Zimmer SpineTech of Zimmer Holdings, Inc. since October 6, 2003. Mr. Schlotterback was responsible for the sales, Marketing, Distribution, Manufacturing and Product Development of Zimmer’s spinal products on a global basis. He joined Zimmer over 25 years ago as a Product Development engineer and has held Vice President-level positions in Product Development, Engineering, Innovation and Marketing Services. He served as Vice President of Area Sales for Zimmer Americas and Vice President of Global Services where he developed a world wide data base management system, a Physician Practice Management program and a Digital Templating System. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Schlotterback served as Zimmer’s Vice President of New Product Development where he was responsible for all development activities for Orthopedic Products Division, and developed an innovative process that led to the introduction of the industry’s first minimally invasive techniques for total hip and knee replacement. Prior to Zimmer, Mr. Schlotterback served in senior management roles for Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Division, Mitek Surgical Products, where he led new product development, research and business development, and the eventual acquisition of Mitek by Johnson & Johnson. He also served as Vice President, Product and Business Development from 1992 to 1995 for Mitek Surgical, later a division of Johnson & Johnson. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Schlotterback was responsible for the development of the Miller/Galante Knee System. He has a proven track record in new product launches, strategic and business planning, organizational leadership and relationship development. He currently serves as Chairman of OrthoPediatrics Corp. and is Warsaw Chapter President for VisionTech Angels.   Mr. Schlotterback holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Purdue University.

Mr. Mayer has been in the orthopedic business since 1977. He started his orthopaedic career with DePuy serving 18 years as a union employee, marketing trainee, sales associate, Independent Agent, member of the Sales Advisory Board, Business Development Director of their ProSource Division, and full-line Distributor serving on the President’s Council. His history in the orthopaedic industry includes extensive experience in sales, distribution and business development.

In the fall of 2002 Mr. Mayer founded DVO, a company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative orthopaedic products for the upper extremity market. Mr. Mayer co-led the development, growth and eventual sale of DVO Extremity Solutions LLC to Tornier, Inc. in March of 2007. Over the next two years, Mr. Mayer served as Vice President of Sales Execution and was a member of the Tornier Executive Management team. In April of 2009, Mr. Mayer co-founded Del Palma Orthopedics, a product development company, where he was named President and CEO. In January of 2013, he joined Nextremity Solutions Inc. and currently serves as President and CEO. In October of 2016, Mr. Mayer pioneered a novel micro-commercialization strategy which lead to an exclusive distribution agreement with Zimmer Biomet for the company’s foot and ankle deformity correction products.

Mr. Mayer currently resides in Warsaw, Indiana, is happily married to his wife of 23 years and has been blessed with 5 children.

Dr. Weiner is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is Chief of Orthopedic Trauma at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. He received his medical degree and did his residency at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He completed his fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery.

Castle Connolly annually ranks Dr. Weiner as one of the top orthopaedic surgeons in New York. Dr. Weiner has successfully developed and commercialized several medical devices with the leading orthopaedic companies. He has numerous publications in the field. In addition to consulting with orthopaedic companies, he regularly conducts training seminars for orthopaedic surgeons.

Dr. Stuart Katchis is Section Chief, Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. He received his medical degree at New York College and did his residency Lennox Hill Hospital. He interned at The Children’s Hospital in Boston. He completed fellowships at both Cleveland Clinic Hospital and at Harbor UCLA Hospital.

Dr. Katchis is a nationally recognized leader in the field. He is a frequent presenter and has numerous publications on issues of foot and ankle surgery. He has successfully been involved in product development of several medical devices.

Since 2006 Mr. Katchis has been a principal at SKL Partners, LLC. located in Scarsdale, New York.

From 2001 to 2006 Mr. Katchis was the Managing Principal and Co-owner of Julia B. Fee Real Estate, now Sothebys International Realty.  Julia B. Fee has been long recognized as the preeminent provider of residential real estate services in Westchester County.

From 1986 to 2001 Mr. Katchis was the co-founder of several computer companies.  Over the course of the 15 years Mr. Katchis held the positions of President, CEO and Chairman of the Board.  These various companies encompassed over 550 people and in excess of 350 sales professionals covering the continental United States.

From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Katchis was the Director of Operations for an exclusive Manhattan Fitness and Rehabilitation Center the Sports Training Institute.

From 1979 to 1982 Mr. Katchis was the Civilian Director of Research for the United States Navy in Boston MA.  This unit focused on Leukemia research working with over 150 patients affiliated with three teaching hospitals in the Boston area.  Mr. Katchis and his colleagues published many papers in leading medical journals.

Mr. Katchis has a dual degree in Biology and Chemistry from Boston University.  In addition Mr. Katchis has completed postgraduate studies in the area of Neurophysiology at Columbia University.

Mr. Katchis is a resident of Chappaqua, NY for the last 14 years where he lives with his wife Frostine and their four boys Justin, Derek, Ryan and Garrett.

Mr. DeVito is a Managing Director in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s investment banking Global Energy & Power Group. He is also the Managing Partner of JCS Partners LLC, a private investment company he founded in 2009. He has 30 years of investment banking, capital markets and investment experience and has held several senior positions in the capital markets and investment banking divisions at Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers. He graduated from Seton Hall University where he received his B.A. in Finance and continued on to receive an M.B.A in Finance from Fordham University. Mark and his wife, Kathleen, have six children and live in Rumson, NJ.

Mr. Moore serves as a member of Timucuan’s investment committee, and is involved in all aspects of the firm’s investment efforts. Prior to joining Timucuan in June 2005, Mr. Moore served as a Vice President in Marsh & McLennan’s Risk & Insurance Practice. He received an M.B.A. from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with distinction. Mr. Moore also holds a B.A. in English with Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Florida. Mr. Moore was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2009.

Kenny Hancock has more than 25 years of experience as a healthcare executive and entrepreneur, with a track record in establishing successful companies focused in the development and management of physician-owned surgical facilities. Mr. Hancock has co-founded three companies – OrthoLink Physicians Corporation, Surgical Alliance Corporation and Meridian Surgical Partners – each of which experienced a successful start-up phase, investor funding, growth-phase to maturity and exit. Prior to these companies, he spent more than a decade with global medical device leader DePuy. Mr. Hancock’s expertise is centered in forging physician partnerships, developing cutting edge medical facilities and growing business. Mr. Hancock presents frequently at national healthcare industry conferences and seminars, and he received his B.A. in Business from the University of Kentucky.