J. Wesley Porter

Biography

Wes Porter was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Wright Medical Group N.V. effective October 2015. Mr. Porter served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Wright Medical Group, Inc. from October 2014 to October 2015 and served as Vice President, Compliance from July 2014 to October 2014. Mr. Porter brings a deep skill set in implementing and managing corporate compliance programs for public medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Porter served as Senior Corporate Counsel, Compliance, HIPAA and Reimbursement from April 2006 to May 2009 at Smith & Nephew in Memphis. Most recently, he held the positions of Vice President, Ethics and Compliance from June 2009 to September 2012 at CareFusion and Vice President, Deputy Compliance Officer from September 2012 to February 2014 at Allergan. Mr. Porter holds a juris doctor degree and a masters in health administration from Saint Louis University and a bachelor's degree from Occidental College. He is a member of the Illinois Bar, the Missouri Bar, the Tennessee Bar, the American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Care Compliance Association.

Research Interest

His research interest includes in Medical Equipment Technology