Palm Beach Gardens, FL – (July 20, 2012) – BIOMET 3i is pleased to announce that Francois Michelon has joined the company as Vice President, Global Marketing.
Francois holds a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago, an MBA in Marketing from Carnegie-
Melon and has more than 15 years of experience in marketing, general management and operations
within the medical device industry. He spent the last seven years with Smith & Nephew as Group
Director, Visualization and Global Services leading the commercialization of three new capital products,
several new class II products and created supporting innovative value-added services. Prior to Smith &
Nephew, Francois spent over seven years with GE Healthcare in several positions of expanding
responsibility throughout the organization. Francois has demonstrated success in leading cross
functional initiatives and a strong belief in Marketing/Sales alignment bringing added value to this
important position within the company.
“I am thrilled to join the BIOMET 3i Team.” says Francois, “I look forward to supporting continuous
product innovation, world-class education services, new market expansion and the long standing
relationships the company has with its customers, global dental schools and societies.”
Juliet Johansson, Senior Vice President Global Commercialization agrees “We are very excited about
Francois joining BIOMET 3i. I am confident that his keen knowledge of marketing and experience with
product commercialization will be instrumental in helping us accomplish our goals.”