Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 21, 2009

Conmed Corporation – Joseph J. Corasanti (cnmd)

Joseph J. Corasanti is President and Chief Executive Officer of CONMED Corporation. Prior to assuming this position, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President/General Manager and Vice President, Legal Affairs and General Counsel. Mr. Corasanti joined CONMED in 1993 after serving as an Associate Attorney with law firm Morgan, Wenzel & McNicholas in Los Angeles. Mr. Corasanti is also a member of the board of directors and audit committee of II-VI, Inc., a manufacturer of optical, and electro-optical components and devices for infrared, e-ray, gamma-ray, telecommunication and other applications. Mr. Corasanti holds a B.A. from Hobart College and a J.D. from Whittier College School of Law. Profile
TWST: Would you give me a brief history of your company and what the focus is on

now?

Mr. Corasanti: We are a surgical products company that was founded in 1970. We

have six product