ArthroCare Corp. (NASDAQ:ARTC) today announced several senior management promotions, all of which are effective immediately.

James L. Pacek has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, Strategic Business Units. Mr. Pacek most recently served as Vice President and General Manager, Interventional Therapies and also has experience in directing ArthroCare’s Sports Medicine business. Mr. Pacek has held progressive sales, marketing and general management responsibilities with American Hospital Supply, Baxter, Medtronic and Sorin Group. Mr. Pacek holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois.

Sten I. Dahlborg has been promoted to the position of President, International. Mr. Dahlborg most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, International Operations. Prior to joining ArthroCare in 1998, Mr. Dahlborg worked for Medtronic Synectics serving as the Company's Business Director. Mr. Dahlborg holds a M.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Richard W. Rew, II has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Rew joined ArthroCare is 2006 and most recently served as Vice President, Legal Affairs. Mr. Rew had previously served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Activant Solutions Inc. and as General Counsel of EZCORP Inc. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Rew holds a BA from the Plan II Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin and a JD from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Michael N. Moehring has been promoted to the position of Vice President and General Manager, Spine Businesses. Mr. Moehring most recently served as Senior Director, Sales and Marketing of ArthroCare’s Spine Businesses. Mr. Moehring has been with ArthroCare for approximately 11 years and has served the company in numerous capacities including as Regional Manager for the Sports Medicine division and as Director of Sales for the Spine Division. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Cincinnati.

Brian T. Simmons has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Simmons joined ArthroCare in February 2007 and most recently served as Vice President, Finance. Mr. Simmons holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Trinity University and a Master’s Degree in Accounting from Trinity University and is a Certified Public Accountant

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