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SP Industries Taps Larkin to
Replace Downs as CEO
As part of that post, the long-time medical device industry veteran will oversee the company’s HME manufacturing division, Maddak.
SP Industries has named Brian Larkin as its new president and CEO. Through its division SP Ableware – Maddak, SP Industries is a manufac- turer of home medical equipment, rehabilitation products and aids for daily living.
A 27-year veteran of the medical device industry, Larkin brings a wealth of experience to his new role, with previous stints as vice president and general manager at Becton Dickinson’s US Diabetes Care, senior vice president and general manager of LifeCell Corporation, and 16 years at Integra LifeSciences Corporation in a variety of executive roles including president of the compa- ny’s neurosciences division and president of the spine and orthobiologics division. Currently, Larkin serves on the board of directors for Dynatronics.
Outside of the Maddak division, SP Industries is a provider of laboratory equipment and supplies, freeze dryers, drug manufacturing tools and specialty glassware.
“I am honored to join SP Industries as our new president and CEO,” said Larkin in a prepared statement. “The company has an exciting portfolio, innovative technology pipeline and superb team of experienced professionals. They’ve done a tremendous job developing and bringing together market-leading equipment, apparatus and labware to create exceptional value for our customers.”
Larkin will replace William (Bill) Downs, who retired as CEO in February.
Two New Coaches Join
Team@Work
Mona Sabah Earnest and Jonathan Walters hire on to help HME and CRT companies improve their leadership and organizational development.
HME management consulting rm Team@Work has added Mona Sabah Earnest, MHROD, as vice president of human resources organization devel- opment, and Jonathan Walters, ATP/SMS, CEAC, as vice president of leadership development and complex rehab technology coach.
“We’re extremely excited about adding two true professionals like Mona and Jonathan to our growing team,” said Ty Bello, RCC, president and founder of Team@Work. “Both of them possess more than two decades of extensive experience, and they bring their own unique strengths to our organization.”
A human resources professional with more than 20 years’ experience with both private and non- pro t organizations, Earnest has worked in venues such as Campbell Soup Company, Sonic corpo- rate headquarters, Hewlett Packard, State of Oklahoma, DHS and Oklahoma State University.
Earnest earned her Master’s degree in human resources and organization development (MHROD) from the University of San Francisco, as well as a bachelor’s degree in microbiology with a minor in chemistry from the University of California-Davis.
Walters spent more than 20 years leading and expanding organizations in capacities such as director of sales, executive vice president, president, and managing consultant.
Walters specializes in helping individuals prog- ress into leadership, as well as inspiring teams and organizations to move from “chaos to clarity.”
Having earned a bachelor’s degree in theology from the North Star Bible Institute in Rochester, N.Y., Walters will complete his master’s degree
in organizational leadership from Clarks Summit University in Clarks Summit, Pa. this May.
Walters is also a Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)-certi ed Assistive Technology Professional (ATP)/Seating & Mobility Specialist (SMS) and a Healthcare Business Academy fellow.
HME Legal Expert Passes Away
Civil liberties leader and healthcare
law specialist Neil Caesar succumbs to complications related to long-term illness.
HME industry attorney Neil Caesar, presi- dent of the Health Law Center, passed away on Feb 11 at age 60 due to complications related to
a long-term illness. He is survived by his wife, Courtney Kyle Caesar.
A memorial service for Caesar will be held Sat., Feb 24, at Mackey Mortuary in Greenville, S.C. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Eastern, and the service starts at 2 p.m.
An expert in healthcare law, Caesar was
a frequent and valued speaker at Medtrade events, according to Kevin Gaffney, group show director for Medtrade.
“Neil was a vital part of the Medtrade family for so long, and we are all saddened by his death,” Gaffney said. “Our thoughts are with his family. ... In his professional life, he imparted so much wisdom to hundreds, if not thousands, of Medtrade attendees throughout the years. He will be sorely missed.”
Despite the complexities of health law, Caesar could clearly explain convoluted topics, recalled Greg Thompson, editor of Medtrade Monday.
“Neil was the rst person I encountered as a journalist at Medtrade,” Thompson said. “Right away, it was obvious he had a razor-sharp intel- lect. After his press brie ng, I sheepishly asked follow-up questions and he patiently explained the issues yet again in a more ‘beginner’ fashion.
“... As a professional in the healthcare industry, he had a remarkable grasp of his eld,” Thompson continued. “Real expertise is not common, but Neil was a member of that small club of people who had answers, and you knew those answers were correct.”
Caesar also served as corporate counsel to Foster Medical Corporation and Abbey Homecare (which became Apria Homecare). He was also
vice president of the Health Care Group Inc. Additionally, Caesar served as president of South Carolina’s American Civil Liberties Union af liate. n
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