Medacta International announced that Francesco Siccardi, a noted biomedical engineer and current Executive Vice President of Medacta International, will become the company's next chief executive officer on November 1, 2018. After nearly twenty years at the helm of the company, Medacta’s founder, Dr. Alberto Siccardi, will transition from his current CEO role and remain President of the company’s Board of Directors. Francesco Siccardi has served as Executive Vice President of Medacta International since 2010.