Illinois healthcare products maker ArjoHuntleigh hired Rick Lytle, a former Covidien (NYSE:COV) executive, as the new president of company operations in the U.S. and Canada.
Lytle was previously Covidien’s president of of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and formerly worked at Sage Products and Black and Decker.
ArjoHuntleigh, a Getinge (PINK:GETI B) company, said Lytle will be in charge of a overseeing a smooth integration with the newly acquired Therapeutic Surfaces division from Kinetic Concepts.
ArjoHuntleigh primarily makes and sells medical beds, patient moving devices, DVT prevention, wound healing and disinfection systems.
"I am very pleased to have Rick join our company as a contributor toward continued business and organizational growth in North America and as a participant in the formation of our global strategy," said CEO Alex Myers in prepared remarks.
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