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Robert J. Palmisano

Director
Mr. Palmisano has served on our board of directors since August 2021, at which time he was nominated to serve as the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Palmisano served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as the Executive Director of the Board of Directors and Board Member of Wright Medical Group N.V. in connection with the merger of Wright Medical Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WMGI) and Tornier N.V. from October 2015 until it was acquired by Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) in November 2020. Mr. Palmisano also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wright Medical Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: WMGI) from September 2011 to October 2015, President and Chief Executive Officer of ev3 Inc. from April 2008 to July 2010, when it was acquired by Covidien plc. Mr. Palmisano was President and Chief Executive Officer of IntraLase Corp. from April 2003 to April 2007, when it was acquired by Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. Before joining IntraLase, Mr. Palmisano was President and Chief Executive Officer of MacroChem Corporation from April 2001 to April 2003. Earlier in his career, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Technology, Inc. until it was acquired by Alcon, Inc. Mr. Palmisano has served as Chairman of the Board of Priveterra Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: PMGMU) from December 2020 to present and serves on the Providence College Board of Trustees Emeritus. Mr. Palmisano previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Avedro, Inc., and on the board of directors ofev3 Inc., Osteotech, Inc. and Abbott Medical Optics, Inc., all publicly held companies, and Bausch & Lomb, a privately held company. Mr. Palmisano holds a B.A. in Political Science from Providence College.
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