Matthew Stober — President of Global Operations at Smith & Nephew

Mr. Matthew R. Stober, also known as Matt, has been President of Global Operations at Smith & Nephew plc since October 1, 2015. Mr. Stober has responsibility for global manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, direct procurement and manufacturing IT optimisation at Smith & Nephew plc. He served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Hospira Inc. since April 15, 2013. He served as Corporate Vice President for U.S. Pharma Operations of Hospira Inc. from February 2012 to April 15, 2013. He joined Hospira late last year, has primary responsibility for Hospira's Rocky Mount, N.C., facility as well as Hospira plants in McPherson, Kan.; Austin, Texas; and Clayton, N.C. He joined Hospira from Johnson & Johnson, where he served as the vice president and global platform leader for Solids, Parenterals & Vaccines. He has experience managing transformational change in business-critical settings, as well as leading global and multi-company development projects, new product launches and large-scale organizational transformations. He has more than 25 years??? experience in healthcare manufacturing operations for global companies including Merck & Co., Inc. and Glaxo SmithKline plc.