WISHBONE MEDICAL - Key Persons

Andrew J. Miclot - Treasurer

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Executive
Treasurer
Vice Chairman

Andrew J. Miclot is a seasoned executive with almost 40 years of global Medical Device experience. He has been President and CEO of several Medical Device Companies and has had many executive leadership positions, with global responsibilities. He has had success in early stage and in Fortune 500 companies turning around unprofitable and growing primarily Orthopedic and ENT companies. Early experience included growing sterile packed, single-use, disposable kit Medical Device companies. He turned around Micro Machine as President and CEO, an orthopedic company with offices in Warsaw, IN and Kalamazoo MI. Recent experience includes General Manager ENT /Senior Vice President and Officer of ArthroCare. Andrew was President/CEO and Director of Ascension Orthopedics and Senior Vice President of Orthofix. As Senior Vice President/Officer and IRO, he propelled Symmetry Medical, for over thirteen years, from a $10 million breakeven medical device company to $300 million and was key in the NYSE IPO. He was Director of Medical Products at DePuy Orthopedics and had several Marketing and Sales leadership positions at Zimmer for over five years. Early experience includes; Vice President of Ulti-Med, disposable products for the US and Asia, Medline, as the youngest Director, disposable textile and Custom Sterile Procedure Trays, DeRoyal, Sales Manager with orthopedic soft goods and Custom Sterile Procedure Trays and with American Hospital Supply/Hospitex. Mr. Miclot currently serves on three Boards; WishBone Medical as Director, Micro Machine as Director and Precision Optics as Director (Public Company). Also, he is on two Advisory Boards; Indiana University Arts and Sciences Alumni Board and ODT (Orthopedic Design and Technology). He has a BA in Speech and Hearing Sciences and an MA in Audiology from Indiana University, and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.

Blank Shriner

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Member of the SURGEON ADVISORY BOARD

Davis K. Miller

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Director
Vice President for LKCM Headwater Investments

Davis K. Miller serves as a Vice President for LKCM Headwater Investments. Prior to joining LKCM, Mr. Miller was an acquisitions associate for River City Corp, a senior associate for Blue Sage Capital and an investment banking analyst for Barclays. Mr. Miller graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Dr. Mark Figgie - CEO

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Chief Executive Officer
Director
Member of the WISHBONE EXECUTIVE TEAM

J. PAT RICHARDSON - CFO

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Chief Financial Officer
Director

Pat Richardson brings 35 years of financial experience to the WishBone Medical Team, with almost 20 years spent in financial leadership roles of orthopedic companies. From 1997 through 2007, Mr. Richardson served on management teams of Johnson & Johnson operating companies, DePuy Orthopaedics in Warsaw, Indiana and Cordis in Miami Lakes, Florida. In 2007, he joined Biomet where he held positions with responsibility for global accounting activities, including SEC filings, policies and controls, financial planning and analysis, corporate accounting, worldwide operational accounting, as well as coordinating with tax accounting and treasury activities. His final role at Biomet was Vice President, Investor Relations, a senior financial role focused on the IPO effort for Biomet's return to public equity markets. In this position, he coordinated efforts of all internal and external stakeholders, including CEO, CFO, and investment bankers as well as outside counsel. Since 2016, Mr. Richardson has provided senior-level financial consulting services in the areas of business and strategic planning, cash forecasting, financial reporting and capital strategies. Mr. Richardson started his career at Price Waterhouse and he also served as Vice President and Controller at Ball-Foster Glass Container Co., LLC in Muncie, Indiana. He has an accounting degree from Indiana University. Ms. Nielsen played a role in the formation of WishBone Medical by assisting with the original WishBone Medical business plan. Since then, Dawn has been working with the WishBone Team in areas of finance and business development. Her activities include conducting valuation analysis for potential mergers & acquisitions, preparing materials to be presented to the Board of Investors including private placement memorandums, due diligence materials, investor presentations, and conducting competitive analysis. Dawn has a vast resume that includes extensive merger and acquisition experience from her tenure on Wall Street with JP Morgan. In addition, her skill set arsenal is also complimented by her experience in the energy industry during the privatization of government utilities in Brazil and Argentina. Dawn has executed key deals including the sale of a subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb to Deltagen; the sale of Williams Pipeline Central to AIG Highstar; the sale of Southern Union Company's Texas assets to Oneok; and the sale of CFLCL (Brazilian utility) to CMS Energy. She has also prepared and presented her findings to the Board of Directors of several Fortune 500 companies. Dawn received her MBA from The Wharton School and her BSE from University of Michigan.

Jason Bontrager

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Director
Partner

Jason Bontrager had been a partner in Jayco, Inc. until the company's acquisition by Thor Industries. The company was founded by his grandfather in 1968 and was wholly-owned by his family until June 2016. Jason is also a partner and director at L&W Engineering, based in Middlebury, Indiana. Working within his family's business environment he had the opportunity to work in and manage several departments ranging from Marketing, Product Development, Operations, Engineering and Sales. Throughout his time working at Jayco, he found his niche to be finding opportunities and innovation. As a result of this he had an opportunity to mentor in a Private Equity firm and now represents his interests and those of other members of the Bontrager family.

JEFF GEORGE

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Director
Managing Partner of Maytal Capital

Jeff is the Managing Partner of Maytal Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity investment and advisory firm he founded, and an Operating Partner at Revival Healthcare Capital, a medical device-focused private equity firm. He was previously the global CEO for Sandoz and Alcon at Novartis Group (NYSE: NVS). In addition to WishBone, Jeff serves on the board of directors at Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: AMRX), a leading specialty and generic pharmaceuticals company with $2 billion in sales, and Roam Analytics, a Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence healthcare software firm, as well as at several leading nonprofit organizations including Education Opens Doors, where he serves as Chairman, and the North Texas Food Bank, one of Texas's largest non-profit organizations. Between 2008 and 2016, Jeff served on the Executive Committee of Novartis Group, a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company based in Switzerland, first as CEO and Division Head of Germany-based Sandoz, Novartis's $10 billion revenue generic pharmaceutical and biosimilar subsidiary, and then as CEO and Division Head of Texas-based Alcon, Novartis's then $10 billion revenue ophthalmology subsidiary, which was spun out from Novartis in 2019 as an independently-listed company (NYSE: ALC). At both Sandoz and Alcon, Jeff was responsible for leading over 25,000 associates globally across more than 160 countries and had responsibility for all functions, regions, and franchises. Jeff previously headed Emerging Markets (Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and CIS) at Novartis Pharmaceuticals after serving as Vice President and Head of Western & Eastern Europe for Novartis Vaccines. Prior to Novartis, Jeff was a Senior Director of Strategic Planning & Business Development at Gap Inc., and an Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Co., both in San Francisco. Jeff holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), where he studied international economics and emerging markets political economy. He received his B.A. in international relations, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Carleton College in his home state of Minnesota. Jeff has been a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) since 2013, where he serves on the Dallas Board, and previously served on the Board of Directors for AdvaMed, the medical device industry association. He was twice named to Fortune's "40 under 40" list of up-and-coming leaders globally and has lived in seven countries on four continents. He currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Dallas.

Jim Chiapetta

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Member of the WISHBONE EXECUTIVE TEAM
Area VP, North Central

Jim Enright

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Member of the WISHBONE EXECUTIVE TEAM
EVP, US Sales

Jim Palmer

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Member of the WISHBONE EXECUTIVE TEAM
Area VP, West

Jonathon B. Miller

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Director

Jonathon B. Miller, CFA, is a Principal with LKCM Headwater Investments. He is responsible for originating new investment opportunities, conducting due diligence, structuring transactions and working with our partner companies. Prior to joining LKCM, Mr. Miller was a Turnaround Operations Associate for Renovo Capital in Dallas, a Portfolio Manager for NFJ Investment Group in Dallas and a Senior Design Engineer at both Texas Instruments and Emerging Memory Technology. Mr. Miller graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and holds a Master of Business Administration with honors from Columbia Business School in New York.

Kevin Blue

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Director
WishBone As Chief Revenue Officer

Kevin Blue joined WishBone as Chief Revenue Officer in 2018. Since then, Blue has revamped WishBone's sales team and negotiated agreements with distribution channel partners. Under his leadership, WishBone has signed agreements with over 15 OUS stocking distributors, hired key senior Sales Vice Presidents, and built WishBone's U.S. sales representative team. Kevin Blue has over 25 years of medical device sales success and company leadership across many specialties. He has built many sales teams and mentored his teams with his experience and abilities. He recently exited from LIG Surgical, a distributorship that Blue founded. At LIG Surgical, Blue grew the business from start-up to a $25 million organization with 48 sales representatives and four administrative staff with offices in Tulsa and Dallas. He achieved multiple awards from Exactech by providing strong company leadership and driving sales growth, including Agency of the Year: 2006 through 2008 and 2016; Chairman's Club: 2006 through 2008, 2010-2011, 2014, 2016-2017; President's Award: Annually 2007-2017; Top 7 Agent Award: 2006 through 2008, 2010-2011, 2103-2014, 2016; and Sales Agent Advisory Board: Annually 2006

Lael Luedtke

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Member of the SURGEON ADVISORY BOARD
Chief Medical Officer, WBM

Manny Losada

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Director
Officer and Executive Vice President of Medical Action Industries Inc
President and General Partner of MedPro Associates

Manny Losada possesses a broad background in the medical device and surgical products industry, as well as supply chain distribution both domestically and internationally. Throughout his 30-year healthcare career he has led global sales and marketing teams in senior leadership positions. After beginning his career at Procter and Gamble, Losada continued to advance in roles of greater responsibility. Among his earlier roles, Losada was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for a medical supply chain distribution business, MicroBioMedics/ Caligor. He grew the business organically and through acquisitions prior to the company being acquired by Henry Schein Inc, a worldwide leader in dental and medical distribution. Following his three years with Henry Schein, Losada joined B. Braun Medical as Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer for the US business, ultimately representing approximately 1 billion in revenue throughout North America. In 2005, Losada became an Officer and Executive Vice President of Medical Action Industries Inc, a publicly traded company. In his role, he managed the company's global sales and marketing teams while working closely with all areas of the organization. Under his leadership, the company doubled in size over a two-year period. For the past 10 years, Losada has been the President and General Partner of MedPro Associates, one of the nation's largest national manufacturer's representation organizations. MedPro represents leading manufacturers into hospital, physician, long-term care and home health care markets. Losada has overall responsibility for all market segments and strategic business development. Losada is also the CEO & President of Optimal Healthcare Solutions, a highly automated logistics and inventory service which reduces customers' operating expenses. Business units include; Optimal Master Distribution (MD) programs and Optimal GS (Government Services) government contract & sales services & works closely with the MedPro organization.

Mark Nixon

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Member of the WISHBONE EXECUTIVE TEAM
Area VP, Southeast

Marlin Stutzman

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Business Owner
Director

Marlin Stutzman is a fourth-generation farmer, business owner, and former U.S. Congressman from Howe, Indiana. Marlin and his wife, Christy, have two sons, Payton and Preston. Marlin is currently Chief Development Officer of WishBone Medical Inc. in Warsaw. Marlin and Christy are also co-owners of Stutzman Power Equipment in Middlebury and Ava Laurenne Bride, a bridal boutique in the historic district of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Stutzmans continue to maintain their family farm, Schönbrook Farm & Inn, in Howe where they raise Wagyu Beef, Thoroughbred Horses, and Brittany Spaniels as well as opening their historic Victorian Style home as an Inn. Marlin's first experience in business was at the age of 16 when he started his own beef cattle operation. At the age of 18, he became a partner with his father Albert and family and built Stutzman Family Farms into a multi-million dollar operation. Growing seed corn, green beans, corn, soybeans, venturing into organic crop production, Marlin soon added a trucking company to the family operation to compliment the needs of their crop production. At the age of 25, Marlin was elected to the Indiana State House, working as the youngest serving state legislator for several years while still working full-time on the farm. He helped Governor Mitch Daniels to take the state from a $1 billion deficit to more than a $1 billion surplus and a 10 year fully-funded roads program, without raising taxes. He was elected to the Indiana State Senate in 2008, representing a large portion of the counties in Northeast Indiana. Elected to the US House of Representatives in November, 2010, U.S. Congressman Marlin Stutzman quickly emerged as a pro-business, pro-family, conservative leader for Northeast Indiana. As a member of the House Financial Services Committee with Chairman Jeb Henserling, the Budget Committee with Chairman Tom Price, and the Dean of Indiana's Republican delegation in the House, Marlin worked hard to bring common sense to an out of control federal government. Congressman Stutzman was proud to serve the needs of the hardworking Hoosier families who call Indiana's Third Congressional District home. Marlin graduated from Lake Area Christian School in 1994 and attended Trine University where he studied Accounting and Business Management. The Stutzmans attend Northside Baptist Church in Elkhart and live in Middlebury. Marlin's heart for mission work has led to short-term mission trips in Russia, Haiti, Mexico, and Guatemala. Marlin is a member of the LaGrange Chamber of Commerce, NFIB, ARC of Indiana, the Indiana Farm Bureau, the Howe Community Association, the NRA, and several Hoosier right-to-life organizations.

Mary Wetzel - COO, Founder

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Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operations Officer
Co - Founder
Director
Secretary

As Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of WishBone Medical, Mary Wetzel brings more than 20 years of operational and business leadership experience. Wetzel's expertise is launching concepts to commercialization. Wetzel was the former president, co-founder, and board member of TekModo Industries, Inc., an Elkhart, Indiana based corporation listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. As such, she was responsible for managing the day to day activities, including product development, distribution, and manufacturing. During this time, Ms. Wetzel set up the supply chain and manufacturing operations to develop the first all composite trailer for the RV industry. Earlier in her career, Ms. Wetzel proved invaluable in the auto industry. She headed Chrysler's multi-billion dollar regional incentive programs and was Senior Manager for Business Management and Market Intelligence, working directly with auto dealers to improve their profitability. While at General Motors, Wetzel developed and incorporated manufacturing changes to more than 300,000 vehicles annually to bring them up to production standards. "Having been in the field of operations and marketing for quite some time, I'm excited to bring my level of expertise to WishBone. Not only to ensure that products are developed and produced efficiently, but also with the highest quality standards. It is my goal to make sure that every product we offer gets into the hands of surgeons quickly so they can provide the best care possible to their patients," said Mary Wetzel, COO of WishBone Medical. Wetzel was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2004, receiving the Young Leadership and Excellence Award in recognition of her significant contributions to the automotive industry. She holds a degree in Business Management and Automotive Marketing from Northwood University. Wetzel will manage the day to day activities at WishBone Medical, including product development, manufacturing, regulatory and quality systems. Wetzel will be responsible for keeping WishBone Medical focused on being an industry leader in the Pediatric Orthopedic market by providing proprietary products through a capital efficient business model.

Michael D. Bornitz

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Director

Michael D. Bornitz, CFA, CPA, is a Partner of LKCM Headwater Investments. During his time with LKCM, Mr. Bornitz has served in numerous roles within the private equity efforts, including all aspects of investment sourcing and analyzing new investment opportunities, negotiating with seller and lender representatives to close portfolio investments and performance improvement initiatives post-transaction. Additionally, he has served as the CFO for two of LKCM Capital Group's platform investment strategies. In addition to WishBone Medical, Mr. Bornitz currently serves on the boards of Quality Magnetite, Buckhorn Waste Services, Alliance Sports Group, Leading Quality Assurance, Cardiva Medical and Intuity Medical. Prior to LKCM, Mr. Bornitz was a Senior Associate in the Transaction Advisory Services group of Ernst & Young, where he served as an advisor to middle-market private equity funds and strategic buyers. In this role, he completed numerous engagements primarily focused in the E&P, oilfield services and industrial manufacturing/services/sourcing industries. Mr. Bornitz graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas Christian University, where he received both his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting and Masters in Accounting.

Michael Whitehead

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Member of the WISHBONE EXECUTIVE TEAM
EVP, Industry Relations

Mike Milligan - CFO

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Chief Accounting Officer
Member of the WISHBONE EXECUTIVE TEAM

Nick A. Deeter - CEO, Chairman, Founder

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CEO
Chairman of the Board
Founder

As CEO and Co-Founder of WishBone Medical, Nick Deeter brings more than 40 years of business leadership and healthcare industry experience. Prior to starting WishBone Medical, he founded OrthoPediatrics, Corp., the first orthopedic company to focus solely on pediatric orthopedics. Mr. Deeter's distinguished orthopedic and medical device career began at Zimmer, Inc. and includes more than three decades of executive leadership positions for other well-respected medical organizations. Prior to OrthoPediatrics, Mr. Deeter spent seven years with DePuy Orthopaedics, a Johnson & Johnson company, where he was responsible for healthcare compliance administration, medical affairs, and Orthogenesis (custom devices). This included managing surgeon relationships, product engineering, production, marketing of custom implants, and limb preservation products. He also served as Founder, Chairman, President, and CEO of ViAtro, Corp., a medical device company specializing in infection control products; Vice President of University Technology, Inc. at Case Western Reserve University, managing the technology transfer process of more than $100 million dollars per year of medical research; and President of Medical Ventures Ltd., a venture capital firm that initially funded STERIS Corp. Additionally, he managed the orthopedic and respiratory products at Invacare Corporation, the world leader in durable medical equipment. Mr. Deeter has been recognized twice by the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce as the "Entrepreneur of the Year". He was further recognized as the E&Y Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year in 2020 and was also named by OrthoStream as the "Undisputed Pioneer of Pediatric Orthopedics" and "Mr. Orthopedics" by Orthopedics This Week. Mr. Deeter earned an MBA from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University. He was the past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cardinal Services, Inc., which strives to be the premier provider of services to people with disabilities. He was also a Member of the Board of Trustees at Howe Military Academy in Howe, Indiana. Lastly, Mr. Deeter is a Master Mason and Member of Shriners International, the world's largest philanthropical organization, supporting the Shriners Hospitals for Children.