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Senior executive with C-level experience in turnaround management, M&A, strategic business growth, and corporate strategic planning. Extensive experience leading public, private and private equity-backed businesses, most recently a $330 million national provider of healthcare linen services. Strong track record of applying operational excellence, financial management and corporate development disciplines to drive profitable growth. Dynamic leader adept at assessing and building leadership teams. • Operational Excellence Built high performing teams, deployed strategies and implemented new management structures to enhance margins and improve quality and delivery performance. Successfully lead manufacturing systems engineering, lean deployment, process improvement and facilities management initiatives for businesses with global operations and reach. • Financial Management Lead turnaround and performance improvement efforts utilizing cost reduction, productivity improvement, footprint rationalization and capital deployment strategies to drive profitable growth, reducing debt and building liquidity. • Corporate Development Led M&A target evaluation and due diligence spanning financial, operational and human capital performance. Directed the development and implementation of integration plans to grow revenue, capture cost synergies and retain key personnel. Active participant in public and private company sale process, with substantial role in marketing, management presentations and executive due diligence. Lead multiyear strategic growth planning encompassing organic and acquisition growth, region expansion, and complimentary product lines and services.

Derek Lampert is a Chief Executive Officer at Drive Medical and is based in Port Washington, New York. He has worked as Senior Vice President/General Manager, Global Business - Homecare & Mobility at Drive Medical; Executive Vice President, Supply Chain & Homecare Business Unit at Drive Medical; and Vice President of Homecare Sales at Drive Medical. Derek studied at The Ohio State University between 1993 and 1997, Wheeling University between 1992 and 1993, and Jack Welch Management Institute between 2018 and 2019.

Charlie joined Medline in 1986, where he started as a sales representative. Since then he has held various positions within the company, including sales management, vice president of marketing and vice president of manufacturing. In 1997, he was named CEO. Prior to joining Medline, Charlie was a sales rep with IBM. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and his MBA from Cornell University.

Leon Collins is a Board Member at 5 STAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Board Member at Trustmark, and Military at Mississippi National Guard. He has worked as Treasurer at MINACT INC and Adjunct General at Mississippi National Guard. Leon attended University of Mississippi, Jackson State University, and Army War College.

Jody Hatcher is a Chief Executive Officer at Morris & Dickson Co LLC; Board Member at PDI; and Director, Board of Directors at Cohealo and is based in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. She has worked as President, Offering Delivery and Operations at VHA UHC Alliance (NewCo); Board of Directors at Provista; and Board Member at Global Healthcare Exchange. Jody works or has worked as CHAIRMAN at Healthcare Industry Supply Chain Association and BOARD MEMBER at Healthcare Industry Supply Chain Association. She attended University of Texas at Arlington between 1984 and 1988, University of Dallas between 1990 and 1993, and The University of Texas at Dallas.

Luke Caruso is a President & COO at Ottawa Dental Laboratory Ltd and is based in Greater Chicago Area. He studied at Kois Center between 2009 and 2011 and University of Iowa between 1997 and 2001.

Fran Towey is the Chief Executive Officer at Natural Partners. Towey is responsible for overall strategy and growth of NPFS. Fran joined the company in September 2014 and led the company through multiple years of successive growth. Under Fran’s leadership the company received a number of industry accolades including NDNR, 2017 Physician’s Choice Award, Award Winning Platform for NP Script.

Jim Osgood is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Klean Kanteen and is based in United States.