Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 12, 2001
J. RAYMOND ELLIOTT is Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Mr. Elliott was
appointed President of Zimmer, Inc., in November 1997. In addition, Mr.
Elliott served as Vice President of Zimmer's former parent, Bristol-
Myers Squibb, from November 1997 until Zimmer became an independent,
publicly traded company on August 7, 2001. Mr. Elliott has more than 20
years of experience in the orthopedics and medical devices industries
and approximately eight years of experience in consumer products. Prior
to joining Zimmer, Inc., he served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Cybex, Inc., from September 1995 to June 1997 and previously
as President and Chief Executive Officer of J.R. Elliott & Associates, a
privately held M&A firm. Mr. Elliott has also served as Chairman and
President of various divisions of Southam, Inc., a communications group,
and as Group President of five divisions of food and beverage leader,
John Labatt, Inc. He began his career in the healthcare industry with
Baxter International, formerly American Hospital Supply Corporation,
where he gained 15 years' experience in sales, marketing, operations,
business development and general management, leading to his appointment
as President of the Far East divisions, based in Tokyo. Mr. Elliott has
served as a Director of more than 15 business-related Boards in the US,
Canada, Japan, and Europe and has served on three occasions as Chairman.
He is immediate past Chairman of the Northern Indiana United Way
Campaign as well as a Director of the State of Indiana Workplace
Development Board. Mr. Elliott is currently on the Board of AdvaMed and
Chairman of the Orthopaedics Sector and is a Trustee of the Orthopaedic
Research and Education Foundation (OREF). He holds a Bachelor's degree
from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Profile
Mr. Elliott: In terms of history, the business goes back about 75 years.
It was started by Justin Zimmer, as you perhaps can tell
