Robert Gudbranson Named Director of Investor Relations & Business Development for Invacare Corporation.Business Editors ELYRIA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2002 Robert Gudbranson has been named director of investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and business development for Invacare Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IVC IVC abbr. inferior vena cava ). He most recently served as director of finance for Invacare's European operations headquartered in Tours, France. In his new role, Gudbranson will focus on identifying and assessing new business opportunities for Invacare. In addition, he will provide general oversight responsibility for the company's investor relations function. Gudbranson reports to A. Malachi Mixon, III, chairman and chief executive officer, on an interim basis until the company identifies a new chief financial officer. Thomas R. Miklich, who had served as Invacare's CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , resigned in April 2002. Prior to joining Invacare in 1998, Gudbranson was assistant treasurer for risk management and strategic planning for Lincoln Electric Company. He has a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University and a master of arts Master of Arts Noun a degree, usually postgraduate in a nonscientific subject, or a person holding this degree Noun 1. Master of Arts - a master's degree in arts and sciences Artium Magister, MA, AM degree from Oxford University. Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) is the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative home medical products which promote recovery and active lifestyles through more than 25,000 providers. The company, which had 2001 revenues of $1.05 billion, goes to market in the following channels of distribution: home care, mass retail and institutional. Within these channels of distribution, Invacare participates in the following product segments: Home Care, which includes rehab products, respiratory products, manual wheelchairs, home care beds, therapeutic support surfaces and personal care products marketed by Invacare's Home Care Group; Soft Goods and Supplies, which includes ostomy ostomy Surgical opening in the body, or the operation creating it, usually to allow discharge of wastes through the abdominal wall. It may be temporary, to relieve strain on damaged organs, or permanent, to replace normal channels congenitally missing or surgically removed , incontinence, wound care and diabetic supplies marketed by Invacare Supply Group; and Institutional, which includes nursing home beds, patient lifts and slings, nursing home furniture and bathing systems marketed by Invacare Continuing Care continuing care a professional convention that a veterinarian who is treating an animal is obliged to continue treating that case unless an arrangement is made with its custodian to transfer the care to another practitioner or to a specialist. Group. The company's headquarters are in Elyria, Ohio, and the firm has manufacturing plants in the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. For more information about the company, visit Invacare's website at www.invacare.com. |
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