Liam Kelly Appointed to Colfax Board of Directors
December 11 2019 - 06:30AM
Colfax Corporation (NYSE: CFX), a leading global manufacturer of
medical technology and fabrication technology products and
services, today announced that it has appointed Liam Kelly,
President and CEO of Teleflex Incorporated, to its Board of
Directors effective January 1, 2020. This appointment
increases the size of Colfax's Board of Directors to ten
members.
Mitchell P. Rales, Chairman of the Board of Colfax, said, "We
are very pleased to have Liam join our Board. He has
extensive global experience and has been successful in driving a
step change in organic growth performance at Teleflex in high
margin medical technology industries. His addition to the Board
will further support Colfax in growing our medical technology
business, anchored by the recent acquisition of DJO. I am confident
that his knowledge and experience will assist the Board and the
Colfax management team in executing Colfax's long-term growth
plans. "
Mr. Kelly has been employed at Teleflex since 2009 holding
various positions in EMEA, Asia Pacific and the Americas.
Liam was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in 2016
and President and Chief Executive Office in 2018. Prior to his
employment at Teleflex, Mr. Kelly worked at Hill-Rom. Mr. Kelly is
a seasoned medical device leader with significant experience
running global businesses. Under Liam’s leadership, Teleflex has
expanded into new, higher growth therapeutic areas and has thereby
increased its growth rate significantly.
Mr. Kelly holds a B.B.S., Marketing Management
from the University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. He is
currently on the Board of Teleflex, Advanced Medical Association
(AdvaMed), and Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA). He was previously
on the Board of Medstrom, Ltd.
ABOUT COLFAX CORPORATION
Colfax Corporation is a leading diversified
technology company that provides orthopedic care and fabrication
technology products and services to customers around the world
principally under the DJO and ESAB brands. Colfax believes
that its brands are among the most highly recognized in each of the
markets that it serves. Colfax is traded on
the NYSE under the ticker “CFX.” Additional
information about Colfax is available
at www.colfaxcorp.com.
Investor Contact:
Terry Ross, Vice President
Colfax Corporation
+1 (301) 323-9090
investorrelations@colfaxcorp.com
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