Owens & Minor names Jeffrey Jochims as EVP, Strategy & Solutions
Owens & Minor Inc appointed Jeffrey Jochims as EVP, Strategy & Solutions, effective April 8, 2019. In his new role, Jochims will serve as chief strategy officer and lead the Solutions portfolio including Provider Solutions, Manufacturer Services, Movianto, and the Fusion5 relationship. Jochims was formerly a long-tenured executive at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Additionally, Stuart Morris-Hipkins has departed from the company to pursue other opportunities. O&M U.S. Distribution, including U.S. Sales Operations, U.S. Distribution Operations, and Strategic Supplier Management, will now report to Edward A. Pesicka, president & CEO of Owens & Minor.
Janice Carter Larson announces retirement
Janice Carter Larson, CLLM, Vice President of Clinical Resources and Consulting for Encompass Group LLC, has announced her retirement from the company effective May 1, 2019. Janice is a 40-year veteran of the healthcare industry and is a pioneer in hospital-based linen cost management consulting. For over half of her career, Janice has led a team of RN-based consultants at Encompass helping hospitals and healthcare laundries focus on linen use and utilization, saving customers well over $100 million in the process. Over the past several years, Janice and her team have expanded their impact to several clinical product areas outside of linen operations.
Sri Trang USA retains MedPro to represent Ventyv Brands
Sri Trang USA has engaged MedPro to represent the Ventyv brands in the acute and primary care market segments effective April 1, 2019. MedPro will be responsible for creating opportunities with National and Regional distributor accounts for Sri Trang USA to extend the value of its infection prevention products to customers across the mentioned market segments. With proper hygiene and hand protection being the first lines of defense in a variety of different industries – including healthcare, dental, veterinary, food service, and others – Sri Trang USA makes it easy for providers on the front lines to use hand protection. By removing primary challenges that often inhibit proper glove use, Sri Trang USA’s disposable gloves are comfortable and easily accessible from packaging to foster disciplined habits when using hand protection to prevent larger health issues such as hospital acquired infections (HAI). A full line of disposable nitrile and latex hand protection products are available.
HSCA names Khatereh Calleja as president & CEO
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) (Washington, DC) named Khatereh Calleja as president and CEO of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association, effective April 29, 2019. Calleja joins HSCA from AdvaMed, the world’s largest association representing manufacturers of medical devices, diagnostic products, and medical information systems, where she was SVP of Technology and Regulatory Affairs. She succeeds outgoing HSCA President and CEO Todd Ebert, RPh, who is retiring and moving back to St. Louis after a distinguished career in healthcare spanning more than four decades.