DJO Global, a global provider of medical device solutions, has elected Mike Zafirovski as a member of the DJO Global Board, and as non-executive chairman of the board. Zafirovski will succeed Les Cross as chairman, who will remain a board member.

Zafirovski is a senior advisor to The Blackstone Group and also serves on the boards of directors of the Boeing Company and Apria Healthcare Services. Previously, Zafirovski served as director, president and chief executive officer of Nortel Networks Corporation from November 2005 to August 2009 and held several positions, including Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Motorola from June 2000 to May 2005. Prior to joining Motorola, Zafirovski spent nearly 25 years with General Electric Company, where he served in management positions, including president and CEO of five GE businesses in the consumer, industrial, and financial services arenas.

The board also elected John Murphy to serve as a director of the company, and as chairman of the DJO Global audit committee. Murphy currently serves on the board of directors, the governance committee, and as chairman of the audit committee of O'Reilly Automotive. Previously, he was senior vice president and CFO of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation from 2009 to 2010, and earlier served in various senior management roles, including CFO, chief operating officer, and then president and CEO of Accuride Corporation.

Additionally, the company announced that Lesley Howe tendered his resignation as a member of the DJO Global board effective as of Dec. 30, 2011.