Empi
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Names Joseph Laptewicz president and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Laptewicz takes over duties from company founder Donald Maurer, who remains chairman of Empi. Laptewicz has served in management positions at Pfizer since 1972, most recently as president and CEO of its Schneider subsidiary. The appointment of Laptewicz will "strengthen" Empi's top management and allow Maurer to "focus more intensively" on the firm's "new products and long-term strategies," such as diversification, the Empi chairman said