Wright Medical Group Inc. announced that Pascal E.R. Girin has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In this newly created position, Mr. Girin will have global operating responsibility for its Extremities, OrthoRecon and International businesses and Clinical, Regulatory and Quality, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Girin's first day of employment will be the later of November 19, 2012 or the date the transfer of his visa is finalized.

Prior to joining Wright Medical, Mr. Girin served as Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Dental Inc. from February 2011 to June 2012 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Keystone Dental Inc. from October 2010 to February 2011.