Half Year 2022 Smith & Nephew PLC Earnings Call Transcript

Jul 28, 2022 / 07:30AM GMT
Deepak S. Nath - Smith & Nephew plc - CEO & Director

I'll just draw your attention to the safe harbor statement on the slide that's about to pop up in front of us. So it's a pleasure to be reporting the results of my first full quarter as CEO and also to be meeting many of you in person for the first time.

So as you can imagine, I've been spending these last few months getting into the detail of the business and building up a picture of how we can drive greater performance and value. So before we get in to the quarter's numbers, I'd like to share my initial thoughts on Smith & Nephew's positioning, some of our early priorities and our expectations.

Smith & Nephew has many exciting opportunities with a number of factors that are lining up for us to take -- go to the next level of growth. Innovation is a key driver of value in our industry, and this is a company with innovation at its core. I've seen leading technology in every aspect of the business, in established products, in recent launches and in the depth of pipeline across our franchises.

Secondly, the

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