Tag: Board of Directors

ARLINGTON, Va. – AAHomecare’s board of directors has voted in two new members: Jim Nygren, president of VGM Insurance and acquisition and investment manager for VGM Group; and Diane Racicot, vice president of payer relations East Region for National Seating & Mobility. “We are fortunate to add these accomplished professionals to the AAHomecare leadership team and look forward to working with them to strengthen the association and advocate for HME legislative and regulatory priorities,”...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Numotion has announced that Jim Langevin, the former Rhode Island congressman, has joined its board of directors. Numotion says as part of the board, Langevin will leverage his vast experience in shaping strategic change, driving technology innovation and cybersecurity, and advocating for people living with disabilities to strengthen Numotion. “We are excited to welcome Congressman Langevin to our board of directors,” said Mike Swinford, CEO. “He brings...

GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen has named Tom West to its board of directors effective April 1. “We are pleased to welcome Tom West to the Inogen board,” said Elizabeth Mora, who chairs the board. “Tom brings additional general management and operational experience to the Inogen board with his history of leadership and business success in medical technology and life sciences health care spaces.” West serves as president and CEO, as well as executive director of the...

ELYRIA, Ohio – Invacare has entered into a cooperation agreement with its largest shareholder, Azurite Management LLC, which currently owns about 10.3% of the company’s outstanding shares as of June 30, 2022. As part of the agreement, Invacare appointed two new independent directors, Steven Rosen and Ambassador Edward Crawford effective immediately. “Following constructive dialogue and collaboration with Azurite, we are pleased to strengthen our board with the addition of...

WASHINGTON – AAHomecare’s membership re-elected three officers for 2022-23 and approved six board members for three-year terms. The re-elected officers are Bill Guidetti of Apria Healthcare (chair), Josh Marx of Medical Service Company (vice chair) and Seth Johnson of Pride Mobility (secretary). The board members are Robert Blake of Philips Respironics, Matt Mellott of Brightree, Tom Pontzius of React Health, David Siegel of Nationwide Medical, Casey Toomajian of Hometown Healthcare...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Cather Simpson, a PhD with expertise in lasers and photonics, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare starting June 1. Simpson is a professor of physics and chemical sciences at the University of Auckland and a partner at Pacific Channel, an early-stage investment company. She is also a director of the International Society for Optics & Photonics (SPIE) and founder/director for Orbis Diagnostics. “We are pleased to announce...

GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen has appointed Glenn Boehnlein, Kevin King and Mary Katherine Ladone to its board of directors. In conjunction with these appointments, Heath Lukatch, a director since 2006; Benjamin Anderson-Ray, a director since 2013; and Loren McFarland, a director since 2013, have all retired from the board. “Maintaining a board with diverse, fresh perspectives, skills, and experience to drive shareholder value is of utmost priority for Inogen and we are thrilled to welcome...

ELYRIA, Ohio – Invacare has announced that Diana Ferguson resigned as a director from the company’s board of directors on Jan. 19. Ferguson’s decision to resign, effectively immediately, is due to her other personal and professional obligations and not due to any disagreement with Invacare, the company stated. Following her resignation, Invacare’s board intends to reduce its size to eight members. Members of the board are now Matthew Monaghan, chairman, as well as president...

GOLETA, Calif. – Inogen has announced that Elizabeth Mora has been elected as chairperson of its board of directors. She has served as a member of the board since May 24, 2021, and is also a member of the Audit Committee and Compliance Committee. She assumes the role of Heath Lukatch, Ph.D., who has served as chairperson since 2008. “As we continue to evolve Inogen, including recent changes we have made to our executive team, these alterations to the board are consistent with our goal...

SAN DIEGO – ResMed has elected Desney Tan and John Hernandez, both digital health leaders at leading tech companies, to its board of directors. “We’re pleased to welcome Desney Tan and John Hernandez to ResMed’s board,” said Peter Farrell, ResMed’s founder and board chairman. “We are fortunate to leverage their expertise in digital health and health economics outcomes research as we continue to expand our leadership in digital health and improve the lives...