The AO Foundation Board (AOFB), the AO's governing body, is responsible for strategy, target setting, fund allocation to AO units, financial and risk management, compliance and legal structure, and supervision of all the AO's executing bodies.

Tim Pohlemann
President

Mark Markel
President-Elect

Florian Gebhard
Immediate Past-President

Christoph Lindenmeyer
CEO and Vice-Chairman

John Wilber
Trauma expertise

Jeffrey Wang
Spine expertise

Marcelo Figari
CMF expertise

VET expertise

Anita Ignatius
R&D expertise

Ernst Mäder
Finance expertise

Christina Busmalis
Industry expertise
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AO Presidents
See who has served as AO Foundation president from its establishment in 1984 to the present.
AO Executive Committee
The AO Executive Committee reports directly to the AO Foundation Board, and includes the CEO, CFO/COO and executive directors representing key areas of AO activity.