OrthoWorx CEO Bob Vitoux to step down this week
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The Warsaw-based orthopedic industry advancement organization OrthoWorx will soon start its search for a new leader.
On Monday, OrthoWorx President and CEO Bob Vitoux announced he will leave the organization at the end of the week to take a new position at Fort Wayne-based Ambassador Enterprises.
Vitoux has led OrthoWorx since 2022. In that time, the group credits Vitoux with playing a “key role” in securing $30 million in state funding for the Orthopedic Industry Retention Initiative. The OIRI was established to provide funding to support projects related to workforce housing, community amenities and the creation of an orthopedic innovation research center.
Vitoux’s work also helped bring life science accelerator Plug and Play to Warsaw. Plug and Play recently expanded to Indianapolis.
OrthoWorx will begin a search for a new CEO and president. In the meantime, board chair Terry Schlotterback will oversee the organization, saying in a press release “The OrthoWorx team is well positioned to continue to move the organization’s initiatives forward. We are excited for the future.”
Meanwhile Vitoux will move back to Ambassador Enterprises to serve as its chief financial officer. He spent time at Ambassador as well as Warsaw-based Zimmer Biomet before joining OrthoWorx.
“It has been an honor to serve as CEO of OrthoWorx and work alongside so many great community, education, and industry partners,” Vitoux said in a press release. “I am extremely proud of all we’ve accomplished since my arrival, along with the remarkable team we have built, and I am confident they will continue to thrive and have a positive impact on the orthopedic industry and the communities we serve.”
OrthoWorx was founded in 2009 and is meant to serve as a connector for orthopedics companies to facilitate educational and industry-related opportunities.