Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> December 13, 2004

BRIAN HUTCHISON – REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES INC (RTIX)

BRIAN K. HUTCHISON is Chairman, President and CEO of Regeneration Technologies, Inc. (RTI). Mr. Hutchison joined RTI in December 2001 from Stryker Corporation, based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In his 12 years with Stryker, he was a change agent in the company's Medical and Osteonics divisions. In 1999, he was named Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Stryker Howmedica Osteonics division and was instrumental in implementing the merger between Pfizer's Howmedica Division and Stryker's Osteonics Division. He served most recently as Vice President, Worldwide Product Development and Distribution. A native of Muskegon, Michigan, Mr. Hutchison earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Grand Valley State University in 1981. He also completed the Program for Management Development from Harvard Business School in 1995. Profile
TWST: Please give us a quick overview of what you do.

Mr. Hutchison: Regeneration Technologies, Inc., is an allograft company.

RTI began operations in February 1998 when the University of