Dane A. Miller
Dane A. Miller (c. 1946 – February 10, 2015) was an American business executive.[1] Miller was co-founder of the orthopedic company Biomet and was its president and chief executive from 1978 to 2006.[2]
Miller was brought up in
Zimmer and Cutter Laboratories, Miller joined with Niles Noblitt, Jerry L. Ferguson and M. Ray Harroff, to found Biomet in 1977.[5] Miller's own grandmother, Grace Shumaker, was the first recipient of a Biomet hip implant.[6] To encourage public confidence in titanium as a material for implants, Miller arranged for a surgeon to introduce a piece into his own arm, which he left there for ten years to test its safety.[7]
In March 2006, Miller was removed from the company's board of directors, and his retirement was announced.Zimmer Holdings.[12]
References
- ^ Forbes Profile (2011). Accessed 7 May 2013
- ISBN 0615385435
- ^ "Biomet's Miller breaks the mold", IndyStar, July 11, 2004 Archived May 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 7 May 2013
- ^ Kettering University: "Honoring excellence", September 2010 Archived 2015-02-12 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 1 February 2015
- ^ omet.com/corporate/biometHistory.cfm Biomet website[permanent dead link]. Accessed 7 May 2013
- ^ "State pioneer in orthopedics dies", The Journal Gazette, February 12, 2015. Accessed 12 Feb 2015
- ^ "5 Incredibly Ballsy Moves that Worked", NYER, December 12, 2011. Accessed 9 May 2013
- ^ "Biomet Announces Retirement of President and Chief Executive Officer, Dane A. Miller, Ph.D.; Daniel P. Hann, 17-Year Company Veteran, Named Interim Successor", Business Wire, March 27, 2006. Accessed 7 May 2013
- ^ "Dane Miller to buy Biomet for $10.9 billion: 10 Months to Close", Healthpoint Capital, December 18, 2006 Archived October 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 7 May 2013
- ^ Indiana University: Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, "Dane A. Miller: The Biomet Story". Accessed 7 May 2013
- ^ Bloomberg Businessweek - Executive Profile Dane A. Miller Ph.D.. Accessed 17 Oct 2014
- ^ "Zimmer Submits Revised Plan to European Regulators on Biomet Deal", Wall Street Journal, 10 Feb 2015. Accessed 11 Feb 2015
Further reading
- Patrick Kavanaugh - The Maverick CEO; Dane Miller and the Story of Biomet (privately printed, 2008) ISBN 1607257807
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