Dr. Thorvaldur Ingvarsson, EVP of Research & Development (R&D), has decided to leave Össur hf. after leading the R&D function for over 5 years. Dr. Thorvaldur will continue to support R&D as a consultant. Kim de Roy has been appointed EVP of R&D and will become a member of Össur's Executive Management. Kim joined Össur in 2002 and spent 5 years in R&D working on various development projects in both Prosthetics and Bracing and Supports. He subsequently held several leadership positions in Sales, Marketing and Education in EMEA. For the past 5 years, Kim has been leading Global Marketing & Education for Prosthetics, as well as the Prosthetics sales in the Americas. Prior to joining Össur, Kim worked for RSScan International in Belgium for 3 years. Kim has lived in Europe, the United States and Iceland while working for Össur.