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Alachua, Fla.-based RTI Surgical Inc., a surgical instrument company, has added President of Weis Associates LLC and emerita Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer of Mayo Clinic Shirley A. Weis to its board of directors.
“Shirley brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in the healthcare realm, and I am confident she will be an extraordinary asset to our board,” said Brian K. Hutchison, RTI president/CEO.
Weis has worked at Mayo Clinic in many different capacities since 1995, but most recently was charged with overseeing the operations of 87 corporations that make up the Mayo Clinic system, including a 57,000 member staff. Weis was a member of the Mayo Clinic board of trustees and served as the secretary for the Mayo Clinic board of governors. She also currently holds a position on the advisory boards of the American World Clinics and Women Business Leaders organizations. Weis is special advisor to the president and professor in the W.P. Carey School of Business and the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. She graduated with a master’s degree in management from Aquinas College and recently received an honorary doctor of science degree from Michigan State University.
Weis’ addition to the board coincides with the departure of Julianne M. Bowler, who resigned due to other commitments. The total number of directors remains the same, at nine.