Executive Team

Dirk Kuyper has served as a Director of Alphatec Holdings and Alphtec Spine since February 2008. Dirk Kuyper joined Alphatec Spine as President and Chief Executive Officer in June of 2007. Mr. Kuyper came to Alphatec Spine from a successful career at Aesculap, Inc. From 2004 to 2007, he served as the President; from 2001 to 2004, he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; from 1998 to 2001, he served as the Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Aesculap; and from 1990 to 1998 he held various sales positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Kuyper served on active duty for four years in the U.S. Army where he achieved the rank of Captain. Mr. Kuyper holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Miami and an Executive Education Certificate from the Graduate School of Sales and Marketing at Syracuse University

Peter C. Wulff has served as the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer of Alphatec Spine since June 2008. From January 2005 until May 2008 he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Artes Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTE), a publicly traded medical device company. From February 2007 until May 2008 Mr. Wulff also served as the Executive Vice President of Artes Medical. From May 2001 to May 2004, Mr. Wulff served as Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of CryoCor, Inc., a medical device company. From November 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Wulff served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (Nasdaq:NAII), a publicly-traded and international nutritional supplement manufacturer. Mr. Wulff holds a B.A. in both economics and Germanic languages and an M.B.A. in Finance from Indiana University. Mr. Wulff is a Certified Management Accountant.

Kermit P. Stott joined Alphatec Spine as Vice President, Opertions in September 2007. Mr. Stott was formerly General Manager of Lean Operations for Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a global leader in cardiovascular disease treatments with extensive global operations, since 2005. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Stott served as Director of Operations at Interventional Technology, which was eventually acquired by Boston Scientific Corporation. From 1990 to 2001, Mr. Stott served as General Manager of Sulzer Dental, a subsidiary of Sulzer Medical, a $4.0 billion Swiss Company focused on medical device manufacturing. Mr. Stott served on active duty for five years in the U.S. Navy and retired with the rank of Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves. Mr. Stott holds a B.S. in Operational Analysis from the United States Naval Academy, a M.A. in International Relations from University of San Diego, and a M.B.A from Pepperdine University.

Kris Jacques has served as Vice President, Product Marketing at Alphatec Spine since January 2009. Kris joined Alphatec Spine in September 2007 with a dual role as Marketing Director, Interbody and Biologics and Director, Business Development, Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining Alphatec Spine Kris spent 15 years with General Electric Corporation and three years with Smith & Nephew PLC where she had increasing roles in the Global Product Management, Business Development, Sales and Finance departments. Kris earned a B.A. degree in Finance from Michigan State University

J. P. Timm has served as Alphatec's Vice President, Research and Development since February 2008. Prior to joining Alphatec, Mr. Timm served as Vice President of Research and Development at Applied Spine Technologies Inc. since 2004. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Timm served in various engineering and research and development capacities at Interpore Cross International, most recently as Director of Development, Anterior Fusion and Disc Systems. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Timm served as a Development Engineer with Biomet, Inc. Mr. Timm has had deep involvement in developing new products for spinal pathologies, is a named inventor on several patents, and an author of several peer-reviewed publications. Mr Timm has extensive experience with bringing products to market through both the 510(k) premarket approval process, as well as through a PMA approval process. Mr. Timm is a charter member of the Spine Arthroplasty Society and earned a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

Stephen A. Lubischer has served as Vice President, Sales for the U.S. since November 2006. He originally joined Alphatec Spine in 2005 as Regional Vice President for the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic and led the territory through seven consecutive quarters of significant growth. Prior to Alphatec, Mr. Lubischer's background includes 11 years of experience in senior sales management at Interpore Cross International, including Eastern Vice President of Sales and National Sales Manager of Distribution. He began working for Interpore Orthopaedics when the orthopaedic division was first established in 1990 and was instrumental in building the division. In addition, Mr. Lubischer's experience includes six years as Vice President of Sales at Immedica, Inc. and at Bionx Implants, both east coast orthopedic companies. Mr. Lubischer received his B.A. from Boston College.

Mitsuo Asai has served as President of Alphatec Pacific, Inc. ("API"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphatec Holdings, Inc. since April 2008. Prior to joining Alphatec, Mr. Asai was the President of Tokai Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of consumer goods with annual sales of approximately 10 billion yen (approximately US$100 million) and over 285 employees, since 2006. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Asai served as General Manager and President of Virbac Japan Co., Ltd., a company that focused on veterinary pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Asai served as President and CEO of Vital Link Corporation, a distributor of cardiovascular medical devices in Japan. From 1985 to 1996, Mr. Asai held various positions of increasing responsibility with Beckman Coulter, K.K., a leading manufacturer of biomedical testing instrument systems. Mr. Asai earned a Bachelor of Arts in Law from Kyoto Ryukoku University in 1979.

Ebun S. Garner, Esq. has served as General Counsel and Vice President, Compliance since August 2006 after originally joining Alphatec Spine in 2005 as Vice President of Legal Affairs. Prior to Alphatec, Mr. Garner was a corporate associate in the New York office of the law firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. While at Mintz Levin, Mr. Garner provided counsel to a variety of orthopedic device and drug discovery companies, and prior to Mintz Levin, he was a corporate associate in the New York office of the law firm of Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent and Sheinfeld, LLP. Mr. Garner is admitted to practice law in the State of New York. He received a B.A. from University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Gary Fredericks has served as Alphatec's Vice President, Corporate Accounts since April 2008. Prior to joining Alphatec, Gary was employed as Vice President of Corporate Accounts and Channel Development for Aesculap, Inc. the world's largest manufacturer of surgical instrumentation.

Susan L. Johnson has held the position of Vice President, Human Resources at Alphatec Spine since November 2006. Previously, Ms. Johnson was Vice President of Human Resources for FFF Enterprises, a wholesale distributor of biopharmaceutical products; Vice President of Human Resources for Dimension One Spas, a manufacturer of luxury portable hot tubs; and Vice President of Human Resources for Sulzer Dental, a manufacturer of Class III FDA regulated implantable medical and dental devices. In total, Ms. Johnson has more than 20 years of human resources experience, much of which at the senior leadership level. She holds the designation of Senior Professional in Human Resources (S.P.H.R.) from The Human Resources Certification Institute, the leading independent, internationally recognized certifying body for the human resources profession. Ms. Johnson earned a B.S. (Cum Laude) from California State University at San Marcos and an M.A. from the California School of Professional Psychology.

Peter Kohlbecher joined Alphatec Spine in November 2008. Prior to joining Alphatec Spine, Peter most recently served as the worldwide Director of Group Product Management and Director of Operational Marketing Power Systems at Aesculap AG, one of the world's largest manufacturers of surgical instrumentation. Mr. Kohlbecher worked at Aesculap for over 20 years, and had increasing roles of business development and sales responsibility including international markets. While at Aesculap he directed the turnaround of Aesculap's Strategic Business Area Power Systems and led the unit to the achievement of double digit revenue growth. Between 1998 and 2002 he was Director of Healthcare Services for Aesculap's U.S. operations, during which time he introduced Aesculap's pay-per-use procedural cost management systems for endoscopy. Mr. Kohlbecher received his MBA from Heriot Watt University, which is located in Edinburgh, Scotland.