Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 30, 1999

Edgar Wallner – Orthofix International N.v. (ofix)

EDGAR WALLNER has been associated with Orthofix International N.V. since 1982 and became President in 1987. Prior to this, he was Vice President of European Operations for EBI Medical Systems, Inc. for nine years and was with The Boots Company a multinational pharmaceutical company for 13 years. Mr. Wallner is a graduate in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Nottingham and an Alumnus of the Harvard Business School. Profile
TWST: Give us an overview of the history of your company.

Mr. Wallner: Founded in 1980 in Verona, Italy it started as an external

fixation company for fractures and limb lengthening; acquired