David C. Dvorak  was appointed Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, Chief Counsel and Secretary in October 2003 and he is responsible for, among other things, legal affairs, corporate business development, corporate communications and corporate human resources. From December 2001 to October 2003, Mr. Dvorak served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel of the Company. He has served as Corporate Secretary since February 2003. Prior to his appointment with the Company, Mr. Dvorak served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and was a member of the Executive Committee of STERIS Corporation, an Ohio-based leader in medical sterilization and infection control products. Prior to joining STERIS in 1996, Mr. Dvorak practiced corporate law at two large Cleveland, Ohio law firms, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and on securities law. Mr. Dvorak holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio. 

Richard Fritschi  was appointed President, Zimmer Europe and Australasia in October 2003 and he is responsible for sales in the European market as well as all European marketing and the European and Australasia operations group, including the Winterthur, Switzerland manufacturing facility. From July 2001 to October 2003, Mr. Fritschi served as President of Centerpulse Orthopedics Europe/Asia/Latin America. He joined Allo Pro AG (subsequently known as Sulzer Medica Company) as Controller in 1991 and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Allo Pro AG in 1992 before becoming General Manager of Sulzer Orthopedics Ltd. in 1999. Mr. Fritschi graduated in Economics from the Zurich Business School and from the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. 

Sam R. Leno  was appointed Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Operations, and Chief Financial Officer in October 2003 and, in addition to his Chief Financial Officer role, he is responsible for the equity investment portfolio acquired through the Centerpulse AG acquisition and for the Company’s global operations, which include the Company’s information technology group, Puerto Rico operations, global sourcing, global planning and logistics, global inventory oversight, facilities and facilities planning, and productivity. From July 2001 to October 2003, Mr. Leno served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Prior to his appointment with the Company, Mr. Leno served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global distributor of electronic components, a position he held from March 1999 until he joined the Company. From July 1995 until February 1999, Mr. Leno served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Corporate Express, Inc., a global supplier of office products and services. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Coram Healthcare, which specializes in home IV infusion, from 1994 until 1995. From 1971 to 1994, Mr. Leno held several financial positions of increasing responsibility at 

Baxter International, Inc., formerly American Hospital Supply Corporation, including Vice President, Finance and Information Technology, Hospital Business, from 1989-1994, Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis, from 1988 to 1989, and Vice President, Corporate Restructuring, from 1986 until 1988. Prior to joining American Hospital Supply, he served as a U.S. Naval Officer. Mr. Leno holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University and an M.B.A. from Roosevelt University. 

Bruno A. Melzi  was appointed Chairman, Zimmer International in October 2003 and he is responsible for the Company’s operations in Europe and Japan, as well as the international staff functions of finance, human resources, legal and communications. Mr. Melzi will also play an integral role in the ongoing integration of the international businesses of the Company and Centerpulse. He joined Zimmer, Inc. in 1990 as Managing Director, Italy. In March 2000, Mr. Melzi was promoted from Vice President and Managing Director of Italy, Germany and Switzerland, a position he held since October of 1997, to the role of President, Europe/MEA. Mr. Melzi has over 28 years of experience in the orthopaedics and medical products industry. He has previously served as General Manager and member of the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson Italy from 1983 to 1990, as Smith & Nephew’s Business Director for Italy from 1982 to 1983, and as Executive Marketing Director for Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon suture division from 1980 to 1982. Mr. Melzi holds a degree in law from the University of Pavia, Italy. 

Bruce E. Peterson  was appointed Chairman, Zimmer Americas in October 2003 and he has responsibilities with respect to the Company’s business in the United States, Canada and Latin America, as well as staff functions regarding finance, human resources, legal and communications concerning the Company’s business in the Americas. Mr. Peterson will also play an integral role in the ongoing integration of the North American, Latin American and South American businesses of the Company and Centerpulse. From July 2001 to October 2003, he served as President, Americas of Zimmer, Inc. Mr. Peterson joined Zimmer, Inc. in 1995 as Senior Vice President, U.S. Sales and Marketing and was given additional responsibility for Canada and Latin America in May 2000. Mr. Peterson has over 25 years of sales, marketing and management experience in the orthopaedics industry, including eight years with Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics from 1975 to 1983, three previous years from 1984 to 1986 with Zimmer, Inc., and nine years as Distributor Principal and President of Great Lakes Orthopaedics from 1986 to 1995. Mr. Peterson holds a bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University in Ohio. 

