Ossur changes

Ted Trower

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Title:

Ossur changes

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Ted Trower

Date:

11/12/2003

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Looks like the Icelandic takeover of the management of Ossur's American
purchases is nearly complete. This is from the brokerage house that trade
Ossur's stock.


>An agreement has been reached with Mr. Gary Wertz, President of Ossur
>North America, and three sales and marketing managers at Ossur North
>America, providing for the termination of their employment for Ossur hf.
>as of 10 November 2003. The post of Vice President of Ossur North America
>will be taken over by Mr. Eythor Bender.
>
>Eythor has been with the company since 1995 amongst other tasks the
>Managing Director of Ossur in Luxembourg, Europe and his previous position
>being the VP of Sales and Marketing at Ossur hf. Eythor has been a member
>of the Ossur Management team since 1995.
>
>The estimated cost of the severance agreements is USD 900,000. The entire
>cost will be expensed in the fourth quarter of 2003.

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Looks like Ossur has been spending it's cash to prop up it's stock price as
well. Strangely sales in North America seem to be off significantly.




Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA

www.amputee.com

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Ted Trower, “Ossur changes,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/222080.