Invacare Recruits for Compliance Chief

ELYRIA, Ohio — Invacare announced Friday that Doug Newlin,
senior vice president of global engineering, will assume leadership
of the company’s regulatory team in place of Colleen Craven, chief
compliance officer, who has resigned for personal reasons. Newlin
has experience working with the Food & Drug Administration from
his time at Fenwal, a medical device company and former division of
Baxter International.

“We are fortunate that Doug’s experience allows him to step into
this role, while we are actively recruiting for Colleen’s
replacement. Invacare has many important initiatives underway to
enhance its corporate compliance procedures, and we will continue
to add resources and expertise to our regulatory affairs and
compliance functions,” said Gerald B. Blouch, president and CEO, in
a release.