ELYRIA, Ohio —
target="_blank">Invacare Corp. has named
Anthony C. LaPlaca senior vice president and
general counsel, replacing Dale C. LaPorte, who retired in
December. LaPlaca will report directly to A. Malachi Mixon, III,
chairman and CEO. He will be responsible for all legal affairs,
risk management and intellectual property matters and will also
serve as the company's corporate secretary. Previously, LaPlace
served as vice president and general counsel for Bendix Commercial
Vehicle Systems, a member of the Knorr-Bremse group, for
six-and-a-half years. Prior to that, he was vice president and
general counsel to Honeywell Transportation & Power Systems and
general counsel to Honeywell Commercial Vehicle Systems, the
predecessor to the Bendix business at Honeywell.
ST. LOUIS —
target="_blank">Responsive Respiratory has hired
Sara Lippold as marketing manager. She will be
responsible for overseeing the development of marketing and product
strategies for the seven-year-old business. Prior to joining the
firm, Lippold held various positions in marketing and product
management for a safety products company.
VIENNA, Va. — The National eHealth
Collaborative has elected Kevin
Hutchinson, president and CEO of Prematics Inc., to
serve as vice chair of its 2009 board of directors. The
organization is a successor to the American Health Information
Community, a federal advisory committee established in 2005, and
AHIC Successor, founded in 2008 to transition the AHIC into a
non-profit membership organization, now known as the National
eHealth Collaborative. "The Collaborative represents a shared
commitment among virtually all necessary stakeholders in both
private and public sectors needed to guide our country to achieving
nationwide health IT interoperability," said Hutchinson, who
previously served as a commissioner of the original AHIC.
