Permira taps Floyd as senior advisor for global healthcare team

• Floyd is a former group president of orthopaedics at Stryker Corporation
• He was also worldwide president at DePuy Orthopaedics
• Permira is an active investor in the healthcare sector

Permira has named David Floyd as a senior advisor to its global healthcare team.
Floyd is a former group president of orthopaedics at Stryker Corporation.

He was also worldwide president at DePuy Orthopaedics (today DePuy Synthes, a business of Johnson & Johnson). He also worked at Abbott Laboratories, where his roles included president of spine products.

Currently, Floyd serves as chairman of Corin Group, a tech-enabled orthopaedic implant company in which the Permira funds invested in 2018.

On his new role, David Floyd said in a statement, “Ever since I started working closely with Permira through my position at Corin, I have always been impressed by their deep sector understanding and partnership philosophy. I look forward to working with the broader Healthcare team to help drive long-term value for the Permira funds, their portfolio companies and stakeholders.”

According to his LinkedIn profile, Floyd is based in the Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area.
Permira is an active investor in the healthcare sector.