Dirk Kuyper joined Alphatec Spine as President and Chief Executive Officer in June of 2007. Since 2004 Mr. Kuyper served as the President of Aesculap Inc. From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Kuyper served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Aesculap. From 1998 to 2001 Mr. Kuyper served as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Aesculap. From 1990 to 1998 Mr. Kuyper held various sales positions of increasing responsibility at Aesculap. Mr. Kuyper served on active duty for four years in the U.S. Army where he achieved the rank of Captain. Mr. Kuyper holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Miami and an Executive Education Certificate from the Graduate School of Sales and Marketing at Syracuse University. |