Robert Palmisano was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Wright Medical Group N.V. effective October 2015 in connection with the merger of Wright Medical Group, Inc. and Tornier N.V. Mr. Palmisano also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wright Medical Group, Inc., a position he has held since September 2011. He has significant experience leading publicly-traded medical device companies, previously serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of ev3 Inc., IntraLase Corp., MacroChem Corporation and Summit Technology Inc. Mr. Palmisano currently serves on the Providence College Board of Trustees.