Alphatec Spine Appoints New Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources
BY EDITOR, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, announced today that Heather Rider, who has over 25 years of executive-level Human Resource experience in the medical device and healthcare industry, has been named the Company's new Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources.
Most recently, Ms. Rider served as Vice President of Human Resources for Intuitive Surgical, Inc., which is located in Sunnyvale, California. During Ms. Rider's tenure at Intuitive Surgical, the company grew from $227M to $1.3B in revenues and went from being primarily a U.S.-based company to becoming a global leader in the surgical robotics industry.
Prior to joining Intuitive Surgical Ms. Rider was the Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources for Sunrise Medical Inc., a medical equipment manufacturer based in Carlsbad, California. Prior to Sunrise Medical, Mrs. Rider served in vice president level positions at several other medical device and healthcare companies, including Biosense Webster, a division of Johnson and Johnson, and City of Hope, a leading cancer treatment and research center.
"We are pleased to have Heather join our senior management team. Her experience will be extremely valuable as we continue to integrate our global team and develop the culture necessary to be a worldwide leader in the spinal market," said Dirk Kuyper, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mrs. Rider received her MBA from Pepperdine University and her B.A. from Claremont McKenna College.
