Corporate Officers

William Petty, M.D.

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer

William Petty, M.D. is a founder of Exactech. He has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since its inception and President from January 2002 until December 2007. Dr. Petty was a Professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine from July 1975 to September 1998. Dr. Petty also served as Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine from July 1981 to January 1996. Dr. Petty has served as a member of the Hospital Board of Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, as an examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, as a member of the Orthopaedic Residency Review Committee of the American Medical Association, on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and on the Executive Board of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He holds the Kappa Delta Award for Outstanding Research from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. His book, "Total Joint Replacement", was published in 1991. Dr. Petty received his B.S., M.S., and M.D. degrees from the University of Arkansas. He completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Petty is the husband of Betty Petty, and the father of David W. Petty.

David W. Petty

President, Director

David Petty was named president of the Company and elected to the board of directors in December 2007.  Mr. Petty previously served as executive vice president of sales and marketing from February 2000 until December 2007, and has served as a member of the Leadership Team, which oversees and directs the Company’s operations.  Since joining the company in 1988, he has been employed in successive capacities in the areas of operations, sales and marketing.  He served as vice president of operations from April 1991 until April 1993 and vice president of marketing from 1993 until 2000.  He was a director of the Company from March 1989 until March 1996 and again from January 2002 until May 2003.  Mr. Petty received his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1988 and completed The Executive Program of the Darden School of Business in 1999.  He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Petty.

Joel C. Phillips, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Joel C. Phillips joined Exactech in 1993 and has been CFO since 1998. He also served as controller and treasurer from 1993 to 1998. Phillips has been responsible for SEC reporting since the company completed its initial public offering in May 1996. He oversees the company’s accounting and control function and the company’s management information systems. From January 1991 to April 1993, Phillips was employed by Arthur Andersen & Company in Tampa, Fla. Phillips was a senior consultant with Arthur Andersen’s Business Systems Consulting division, where he managed accounting and distribution of system implementation projects.

Phillips received a Bachelor of Science and a master’s degree in accounting from the Fischer School of Accounting at the University of Florida. Phillips is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Gary J. Miller, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President, Research and Development

Gary J. Miller, Ph.D. is a founder and has been executive vice president of research since February 2000. He was vice president of research and development from 1986 until 2000 and was a director from March 1989 until November 2007. Miller was associate professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and director of research and biomechanics at the University of Florida College of Medicine from July 1986 until August 1996. Miller received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida, his Master of Science (biomechanics) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Doctor of Philosophy in mechanical engineering (biomechanics) from the University of Florida.

Miller has held an adjunct associate professorship in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Small Animal Surgical Sciences Division since 1982 and was appointed as an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Aerospace, Mechanics and Engineering Sciences in 1995. He was a consultant to the United States Food and Drug Administration from 1989 to 1992 and has served as a consultant to such companies as Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Dow-Corning Wright and Orthogenesis.

Betty B. Petty

Vice President, Human Resources and Administration; Secretary

Betty B. Petty is a founder and has been vice president of human resources and administration since February 2000. She has also been secretary of the corporation since its inception and served as treasurer and a director until March 1996. Petty served in the dual capacities of human resources coordinator and director of marketing communications from the founding of the company until 2000.

Mrs. Petty received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and her Master of Arts in English from Vanderbilt University. She is the wife of R. William Petty.

Bruce Thompson

Senior Vice President, General Manager – Biologics Division

Bruce Thompson has been Senior Vice President, General Manager – Biologics Division since joining our Company in July 2004.  Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Thompson spent 22 years with Smith & Nephew in their Orthopaedic Division.  During that time, he held various positions within Smith & Nephew, including Vice President – International Sales, Vice President – Product Planning and Launch, Vice President, General Manager – Spine Division, Group Director of Trauma Manufacturing, Director of Materials Management, and held various product and sales management positions.  Mr. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and completed the Executive MBA program at the University of Memphis in 1989.