BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CORPAK
MedSystems, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer
of medical devices for the enteral feeding and bedside-technology
markets, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Blair to the
position of chief executive officer.
Mr. Blair brings 40 years of healthcare management experience to
CORPAK. He served most recently as the chairman and chief executive
officer of North American Science Associates, Inc., a contract
research organization that provides medical device testing and
consulting services to a global client base of medical device
manufacturers. Previously, Mr. Blair was senior vice president and
chief operating officer of Graphic Controls, Corp., a developer and
manufacturer of medical and industrial disposables. Mr. Blair began
his healthcare career at American Hospital Supply and Baxter
International where he helped build the hospital supply division
into a $2 billion business. Mr. Blair received a bachelor’s degree
in mathematics from Hanover College and a master’s degree in
business administration with a concentration in finance and
management from Indiana University.
“We are excited to welcome Jeff to the CORPAK team and are
confident that he will have an immediate and meaningful impact,
building on CORPAK’s excellent performance over the past three
years,” commented Eric Larson and Brian Miller, managing partners
of Linden LLC and members of CORPAK’s board of directors. “Jeff’s
experience in the medical device industry and his track record of
significant sales growth will be tremendous assets as CORPAK
executes its plan to expand adoption of the CORTRAK technology for
placement of enteral feeding tubes. Jeff will also focus on
realizing CORPAK’s goals to expand its reach and product offerings
through strategic acquisitions and partnerships.”
“I’m particularly excited to join CORPAK and continue its
impressive rollout of the CORTRAK enteral-access syste
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