Alphatec appoints new members to its executive leadership

Alphatec Holdings Inc. recently announced changes to its executive leadership team.

According to a company press release, Leslie H. Cross, the current chairman of Alphatec’s board, has been appointed chief executive officer on an interim basis. As a result, the company will name a lead independent director in the near future.

The company also promoted its current chief operating officer (COO) Michael J. Plunkett to president and COO. In addition, Alphatec has appointed Craig Hunsaker as executive vice president of people and culture. Jeff Rydin has been appointed special advisor to the board, commercial, and will advise on sales, marketing and revenue acceleration.

“This leadership transition is the next step in connecting surgeons and patients in the [United States] U.S. with Alphatec’s new and robust products,” Cross said in the release. “As part of this transition, the board, the executive team and I will be focused on the next phase of the company’s transformation — accelerating U.S. revenue growth and superior performance for Alphatec. I am pleased to expand the breadth and experience of the executive team with the expansion of Mike Plunkett’s role and the addition of Craig Hunsaker. In addition, we are fortunate to engage the counsel of Jeff as we transform our U.S. commercial execution and drive future revenue growth. I look forward to all of their contributions and have tremendous confidence in this leadership team and the dedicated employees we have at Alphatec.”

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