AO Foundation Board (AOFB) The AO Foundation Board is the governing body of the AO Foundation. It is responsible for its strategy, target setting and supervision of all executing bodies of the AO Foundation. Front row: —Suthorn Bavonratanavech (president-elect) —Jaime Quintero (president) —Rolf Jeker (CEO and vice-chair) —Norbert Haas (past-president)
Back row: —Christoph Lindenmeyer (finance expertise) —Florian Gebhard (trauma expertise) —Neal Futran (craniomaxillofacial expertise) —Luiz Vialle (spine expertise) —Keita Ito (R&D expertise) —Jean Pierre Cabassu (veterinary expertise)
AO Executive Management—AOEM The AO Executive Management reports directly to the AO Foundation Board. It includes the CEO and line managers responsible for operational management within their respective areas. From left to right: —Urs Rüetschi (AO Education Institute) — Beate Hanson (AO Clinical Investigation and Documentation) —Alain Baumann (AOSpine) —Rolf Jeker (CEO and vice-chair AOFB)
—Claas Albers (AOTK) —Lukas Kreienbühl (COO) —Tobias Hüttl (AOCMF and AOVET) —Claude Martin (AOTrauma) —R Geoff Richards (AO Research and Development)
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