Össur hf. - Changes board/management/auditors

Ossur Hf : Management Changes

Announcement Össur hf. No. 81/2017
Reykjavik, 9 November 2017


New R&D leadership

Dr.  Thorvaldur Ingvarsson, EVP of Research  & Development (R&D), has decided to
leave Össur after leading the R&D function for over 5 years. Dr. Thorvaldur will
continue to support R&D as a consultant.

Kim  de Roy has  been appointed EVP  of R&D and  will become a member of Össur's
Executive  Management. Kim holds Master's degrees from the University of Leaven,
Belgium,  in Rehabilitation  Sciences and  Physiotherapy and  Education. He also
holds a Bachelor's degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics.

Kim joined Össur in 2002 and spent 5 years in R&D working on various development
projects  in both  Prosthetics and  Bracing and  Supports. He  subsequently held
several  leadership positions in Sales, Marketing and Education in EMEA. For the
past 5 years, Kim has been leading Global Marketing & Education for Prosthetics,
as  well as the Prosthetics  sales in the Americas.  Prior to joining Össur, Kim
worked for RSScan International in Belgium for 3 years. Kim has lived in Europe,
the United States and Iceland while working for Össur.



Jón Sigurdsson, President & CEO, comments:
"Kim de Roy brings with him a wealth of expertise and experience in the
industry. He has been a valuble member of our team for 15 years and has a track
record of strong strategy execution and leading successful global teams within
Össur. For more than 5 years Thorvaldur has been an instrumental force in
driving our innovation strategy. On behalf of all Össur employees I thank him
for his valuable contribution to Össur and wish him every success in the
future."


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