About Össur
At Össur, Life Without Limitations is more than just a slogan; it has been a passion for over forty years. A global leader in orthopaedics, we employ the smartest minds and advanced technologies to help change lives.
The end result is award-winning prosthetics, compression therapies, bracing and supports that make a real difference to people's mobility.
Össur Head Office
Grjothals 5, 110 Reykjavik, Iceland
Employees
1800+
Key Statistics
Total sales USD 401 million in 2011
Headquartered in Iceland, with subsidiaries in 13 countries
Össur Americas serves around 6,000 customers in the US, Canada and Latin America
Össur Europe (EMEA) serves around 13,000 customers in some 50 countries (direct sales in 18)
Össur Asia serves around 100 major customers
Board Members
Niels Jacobsen, Chairman of the board.
President and CEO of William Demant Holding A/S
Kristjan Tómas Ragnarsson, Vice Chairman of the board,
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City
Arne Boye Nielsen, Board member
President of Diagnostic Instruments, William Demant Holding A/S
Svafa Gronfeldt, Board member
Chief Organizational Development Officer of Alvogen
Thordur Magnusson,Board member
Chairman of the board of Marorka ehf., Handpoint ehf., Remake Electric ehf. and Saga Medica ehf.
Offices and Manufacturing Facilities
Össur Americas: Albion (MI); Camarillo (CA); Foothill Ranch (CA); Paulsboro (NJ); Richmond (BC); Tijuana, Mexico
Össur Europe (EMEA): Blackburn (UK); Budrio (Italy); Cape Town (South Africa); Eindhoven (the Netherlands); Frechen (Germany); Manchester (UK); Madrid (Spain); St. Etienne (France); Trévoux (France); Uppsala (Sweden).
Össur Asia: Hong Kong (China); Hui Yang (China); Seoul (Korea); Shanghai (China); Sydney (Australia); Tokyo (Japan)
Mission
At Össur, a passionate commitment to innovation and quality has been driving successful patient and business outcomes for decades. Our mission is straightforward: To improve people's mobilityÖssur's vision is to be a leading company in non-invasive orthopaedics. The Company focuses on improving people's mobility by successfully commercializing innovative technologies within the fields of bracing and supports, prosthetics and compression therapy. Össur generates value for its customers, shareholders and employees through:
Innovation:
Our innovative products ensure that we maintain a consistently strong position in the market. Össur intends to remain at the forefront of continue leading the industry, delivering a steady and successful product pipeline and enabling people to live life without limitations.
Efficiency:
We strive to increase efficiency and drive continuous improvements. We run efficient operations in optimal locations, hire passionate people and deliver strong profits and cash flow.
Values
The Company's core values ensure successful cooperation and partnerships, and are the foundation for our strategy and success.
Honesty: We show respect by adhering to facts and reality, fulfilling promises and claims, and admitting failures. We nurture honest communication throughout the Company by sharing information and respecting each other's time and workload.
Frugality: We use resources wisely. The Company aims to minimize costs across all areas of its business through effective communication, preparedness, planning and optimized processes.
Courage: We are open to change and constantly for improvement. We challenge unwritten rules, show initiative and take calculated risks, while at the same time, take responsibility for our ideas, decisions and actions.