ELYRIA, Ohio — 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 — 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.
