Kevin D. Cordell

Biography

 Kevin D. Cordell was appointed President, U.S. effective June 2016. Mr. Cordell served as President, Lower Extremities and Biologics of Wright Medical Group N.V. from October 2015 to June 2016 and of Wright Medical Group, Inc. from September 2014 to October 2015. Prior to Wright, Mr. Cordell served as Vice President of Sales for the GI Solutions business at Covidien plc, a leading global healthcare products company, from May 2012 to September 2014. While at Covidien, he also served as Vice President of Sales and Global Marketing for its Peripheral Vascular business from July 2010 to May 2012. He joined Covidien in July 2010 through the acquisition of ev3 Inc., a global endovascular device company, where he served as Vice President, U.S. Sales from January 2009 to July 2010. Prior to ev3, Mr. Cordell served as Vice President, Global Sales of FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. from March 2007 to October 2007. 

Research Interest

 Mr. Cordell also held various positions of increasing responsibility for Johnson & Johnson’s Cordis Cardiology and Centocor companies. Mr. Cordell received his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Oklahoma. He currently serves on the board of directors of TissueGen, Inc., a privately-held developer of biodegradable polymer technology for implantable drug delivery.