Erwin Locher steps down as COO
Oberdorf/Switzerland, March 17, 2004
Synthes-Stratec regrets to announce that Erwin Locher decided to step down from his position as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Synthes-Stratec for personal reasons. At this time, no replacement has been named.
Mr. Locher will continue to support and advise the company in the coming months with the integration of Global Synthes.
For further information please contact
Peter Fehlmann, Investor Relations, Synthes-Stratec, Inc.
Phone: +41 61 965 63 39, Fax: +41 61 965 66 06
e-mail: ir.info@synthes.com