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At a glance
Smith & Nephew is a global medical technology business dedicated to helping improve people's lives.
We have leadership positions in Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Advanced Wound Management, Sports Medicine and Trauma.
• Orthopaedics Reconstruction - joint replacement systems for knees, hips and shoulders
• Advanced Wound Management - wound care treatment and prevention products used to treat hard-to-heal wounds
• Sports Medicine - minimally invasive surgery of the joint
• Trauma - products that help repair broken bones
We have almost 11,000 employees and a presence in more than 90 countries.
Annual sales in 2012 were more than $4.1 billion.
We are a constituent of the UK's FTSE100 and our shares are traded on London Stock Exchange and through American Depository Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN).
Our History
The Group has a history dating back over 150 years to the family enterprise of Thomas James Smith who opened a small pharmacy in Hull, England in 1856. On his death in 1896, his nephew Horatio Nelson Smith took over the management of the business.
By the late 1990s, Smith & Nephew had expanded into being a diverse healthcare conglomerate with operations across the globe, including various medical devices, personal care products and traditional and advanced wound care treatments. In 1998, Smith & Nephew announced a major restructuring to focus management attention and investment on three business units — wound management, endoscopy and orthopaedics— which offered high growth and margin opportunities.
Smith & Nephew was incorporated and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1937 and in 1999 the Group was also listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2001, Smith & Nephew became a constituent member of the FTSE-100 index in the UK. This means that Smith & Nephew is included in the top 100 companies traded on the London Stock Exchange measured in terms of market capitalization.
Today, Smith & Nephew is a public limited company incorporated and headquartered in the UK and doing business in many countries around the world.
The people we’re looking for
Whether you’re just graduating, or are an experienced professional looking for a dynamic environment in which to develop your career, there’s a place for you at Smith & Nephew. From research and development, to manufacturing and supply chain, to marketing and sales, and with operations in 90 countries around the world, you can grow and build your future with Smith & Nephew.
We perform, we innovate and we earn trust – and we look for talented employees who do the same.
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