AO Foundation Board
The AO's governing body
The AO Foundation Board (AOFB), the AO's governing body, is responsible for strategy, target setting, fund allocation to AO units, financial and risk management, compliance and legal structure, and supervision of all the AO's executing bodies.
Tim Pohlemann
President
Mark Markel
President-Elect
Florian Gebhard
Immediate Past-President
Christoph Lindenmeyer
CEO and Vice-Chairman
John Wilber
Trauma expertise
Jeffrey Wang
Spine expertise
Marcelo Figari
CMF expertise
VET expertise
Anita Ignatius
R&D expertise
Ernst Mäder
Finance expertise
Christina Busmalis
Industry expertise
Read more about AO governance
Assembly of Trustees
The Assembly of Trustees is the "AO parliament", comprising 96 leading surgeons from around the world and 27 Honorary Members.
AO Presidents
See who has served as AO Foundation president from its establishment in 1984 to the present.
AO Executive Committee
The AO Executive Committee reports directly to the AO Foundation Board, and includes the CEO, CFO/COO and executive directors representing key areas of AO activity.