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This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
KCI/LifeCell: Biosurgical tissue repair unit, purchased by Kinetic Concepts in May for $1.7 billion, gets new leadership Aug. 27 with the appointment of Lisa Colleran to replace the resigning Paul Thomas as president. Thomas was CEO of LifeCell, which makes the AlloDerm and Strattice regenerative tissue matrices, prior to the KCI acquisition. Colleran moves up from her role as LifeCell senior VP of commercial operations. In conjunction with the announcement, wound closure firm KCI said the integration of LifeCell is "nearing completion.