In Brief: Wright Medical Technology
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Wright Medical Technology: Names Richard Nikolaev president and CEO, replacing CEO Herbert Korthoff, who remains chairman of the Arlington, Tennessee-based orthopedic device company. The post of president previously was vacant. Nikolaev was president of Orthomet until its acquisition by Wright in December 1994 ("The Gray Sheet" Nov. 21, 1994, In Brief), and he has served as a consultant to Wright since the purchase. Korthoff will "step back from day-to-day management of the company and focus on its longer-term strategic objectives," the exec states in a release...