Anne Nunes

Ms. Nunes joined Smith & Nephew in February 2012 as Vice President, Commercial Supply Chain working in the Baar, Switzerland office.  In 2014, she was tasked with leading the $1.7 billion acquisition of ArthroCare Corporation, a complimentary medical device company focused on soft tissue repair and coblation technology primarliy in the area of arthroscopy and otolaryngology.  The acquisition is expected to deliver substantial cost and revenue synergies that add approximately $85 million to annual trading profit in the third full year. Ms. Nunes created and led a global, cross functional team in developing and implementing country specific business strategies which included the integration of people, processes and systems.  The integration was completed in nine months with key metrics comprised of retaining top talent, protecting the R&D investment, and rapidly leveraging the larger S&N global footprint while maintaining the core business growth in high single digits.  In her newly created role, Ms. Nunes is responsible for a large transformation program to design and implement a “standard way of working” across all divisions and locations in Smith & Nephew’s established markets of Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.  As part of this program, the team will deliver a single global ERP platform and business intelligence reporting tool.   Ms. Nunes holds an MBA from Boston University, graduating from the International Management Program based in Kobe, Japan, as well as a BS in Chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana.