Orthofix Medical Inc. announced that Andres Cedron has joined the company as Chief Legal Officer. Cedron most recently served as Vice President and Corporate Secretary at Stryker Corporation. In his corporate officer position, Cedron oversaw Stryker?s corporate governance, SEC compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and ESG matters.

Cedron is known for his strong focus on scaling businesses and accelerating performance and will lead Orthofix in a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. Cedron brings nearly 20 years of executive legal experience to Orthofix. In addition to his role as Vice President and Corporate Secretary at Stryker, Cedron held leadership roles as Chief Legal Counsel for Stryker?s $10B+ MedSurg and Neurotechnology Group, as well as the company?s EMEA and Latin America regions.

In addition, Cedron served as President of Stryker?s Hispanic/Latino employee resource group from 2019 to 2022, growing it from two to eight chapters nationally and more than 1,000 members. He has extensive expertise in regulatory and compliance frameworks, anti-corruption programs, litigation management, and commercial legal strategies in the medical device industry. Before Stryker, Cedron started his career as a corporate attorney at law firms in New York and Miami.

Cedron holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a B.A. from Colorado College.