Orthopedics In Brief

New CEO for Wright: Gary Henley will take the helm from interim CEO Barry Bays at Wright Medical, effective April 4. Henley brings 24 years of experience in the orthopedic industry. He has been with Orthofix since 1997, spending the past four years as president of the Americas division, and also draws on nearly ten years of experience with Smith & Nephew. Bays has held the interim CEO position since Laurence Fairey resigned the post in October following disappointing third-quarter results (1"The Gray Sheet" Dec. 12, 2005, p. 13). Bays will resume his role as executive chairman, the firm says...