Hanger Orthopedic Group Appoints Vinit K. Asar to President and Chief Operating Officer

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Hanger Orthopedic
Group, Inc. today announced the appointment of Vinit K. Asar to
President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
 Mr. Asar joined the company in December 2008 as Executive
Vice President and Chief Growth Officer with nearly 20 years of
global business operations experience in the medical device sector
at Johnson & Johnson.  In his new position, Mr. Asar will
continue to lead Hanger’s emerging businesses and growth
opportunities, while taking on additional responsibility for
Hanger’s SPS and Linkia business units in distribution and network
management, respectively.  

“Vinit has brought a new level of enterprise strategic thinking
to Hanger,” Hanger Orthopedic Group Chief Executive Officer Thomas
F. Kirk said.  “His invaluable contributions have led to
calculated growth, disciplined operational diversification, and
advancement of our vision.  We are confident this same
commitment and foresight will translate to new success in the
management of his new responsibilities. “

Over the past two years, Mr. Asar led the identification,
development, and execution of new opportunities for Hanger’s
existing operations and launched new business initiatives
consistent with the company’s overall growth strategy.  Mr.
Asar played a primary role (ultimately assuming subsequent
management of the business unit) in Hanger’s $155 million
acquisition of Accelerated Care Plus (ACP), the nation’s leading
provider of integrated clinical programs for sub-acute and
long-term care rehabilitation providers.  

“I am continually inspired by Hanger’s outstanding talent,
commitment to its patients and customers, and innovative products
and services,” Mr. Asar said.  “With a strong foundation built
on 150 years of clinical excellence, I am very optimistic about our
future prospects and growth potential.  I am delighted to
serve in this leadership posi

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