PEOPLE - Changes at American Medical Systems:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Sam Humphries been named president and CEO of the former Pfizer subsidiary, American Medical Systems. He replaces David Booth who has resigned following the completion of the $130 million purchase of the urology device company by an ownership group led by investor firm Warburg, Pincus & Co. Mr Humphries, a member of the ownership group, held the same post at AMS between 1988 and 1991 before joining Optical Sensors, a US developer of arterial blood gas monitors. He will be succeeded as president and CEO of Optical by Paulita LaPlante, the company's vice-president of sales, marketing and business development.