Owens & Minor
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Completes merger with Stuart Medical following shareholder approval on May 10. The Justice Department in February finished its antitrust review of the transaction, which was announced in December ("The Gray Sheet" Feb. 14, In Brief). Corporate management changes announced at the May 10 shareholder meeting include: G. Gilmer Minor, III named chairman, replacing G. Gilmer Minor, Jr., who becomes chairman emeritus; Carl Grefenstette, chair and CEO of the Hillman company, which previously owned most of Stuart Medical, joins O&M board; and former Stuart President and CEO Richard Byington becomes O&M executive vice president. Also promoted to executive VP are O&M's Robert Anderson, Henry Berling and Craig Smith. Thomas Sherry, formerly with Stuart, becomes Owens & Minor's VP, sales and marketing