Katarzyna Mazur-Hofsaess

Katarzyna qualified as a medical doctor (Ph.D.) from the Medical University of Gdańsk, Poland in 1987 and completed an Executive MBA at the University of Minnesota, US, in 2002. Katarzyna commenced her corporate career in 1998 at Roche as a Business Unit Manager prior to becoming General Manager for Poland of Allergy Therapeutics plc. In 2001, Katarzyna was recruited by Abbott Laboratories where she successfully managed their diabetes care division in Poland. Over the next nine years, her career progressed at Abbott Laboratories to Divisional Vice President for Europe. In 2010, she continued her career at Zimmer as President of their EMEA region. Following her appointment as an executive committee member prior to the Biomet acquisition, Katarzyna supported the operations of the Zimmer Biomet portfolio covering sales, marketing, logistics, and clinical support. Since 2018, Katarzyna has served as Chief Executive Officer for the €2.7 billion EMEA business of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the German-listed renal care company.