ST. LOUIS, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Mallinckrodt Inc. (NYSE: MKG) announced
today that Forrest R. Whittaker, currently president and chief executive
officer of Paidos Health Management Services, Inc., Deerfield, Illinois, has
been named president of the company's Respiratory Group. Whittaker was
president of Baxter Healthcare Corporation's V. Mueller Division from 1989 to
1993.
"Forrest Whittaker brings more than 20 years of experience in the medical
products manufacturing, home healthcare provider and service management
segments of the healthcare industry with him to Mallinckrodt," said C. Ray
Holman, Mallinckrodt chairman and chief executive officer. "We are pleased to
add an individual of this caliber to our management team."
Whittaker began his healthcare industry career in 1977 as a sales
representative with American Hospital Supply (acquired by Baxter in 1985) and
held several marketing positions, including vice president - Marketing from
1984 to 1986. He was group vice president - Planning & Business Development
from 1986 to 1989. He has had extensive experience with products designed for
anesthesiology, respiratory and critical care. For the next four years, he
was president of the V. Mueller Division, which manufactured and marketed
surgical specialties and endoscopy and surgical instruments.
In 1993 Whittaker was named president and CEO of Paidos Healthcare, Inc.,
a specialty home healthcare business providing specialty care services for
fragile newborn patients in the greater Philadelphia area. When the
management services branch of the business was established in 1996, Whittaker
also assumed responsibility as president and CEO of Paidos Health Management
Services.
At Mallinckrodt, Whittaker, 50, will head the $1 billion Respiratory
Group that has market-leading positions in pulse oximeters, critical care
ventilators, endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes, airway management and
patient warming systems, oxygen therapy products, and sleep diagnostic
and therapy products. The respiratory products business has been led by
John Q. Hesemann for the past two years.
A native of the Boston area, Whittaker holds a B.S. in international
relations from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, and an
M.B.A. in marketing from James Madison University, Harrisburg, Virginia.
About Mallinckrodt
Mallinckrodt Inc. is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty
medical products designed to sustain breathing, diagnose disease and relieve
pain. Named one of America's most admired medical products and equipment
companies by Fortune magazine, Mallinckrodt does business in more than 100
countries. In fiscal 1999, combined net sales were $2.6 billion for
Mallinckrodt's respiratory, imaging and pharmaceutical product lines. Based
in St. Louis, Missouri, Mallinckrodt's website address is
http://www.mallinckrodt.com .
SOURCE Mallinckrodt Inc.
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