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Executive Officers of the Registrant.*
The following table sets forth the names of the executive officers of Invacare, each of whom serves at the pleasure of the
Board of Directors, as well as certain other information.
Name Age Position
A. Malachi Mixon, III . . . . . . 73 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Gerald B. Blouch. . . . . . . . . . 67 President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Robert K. Gudbranson. . . . . . 50 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Anthony C. LaPlaca. . . . . . . . 55 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Joseph B. Richey, II. . . . . . . . 77 President—Invacare Technologies Division, Senior Vice
President—Electronics and Design Engineering and Director
John M. Remmers . . . . . . . . . 52 Senior Vice President—Global Supply Chain, Operations and Engineering
Louis F.J. Slangen** . . . . . . . 66 Executive Vice President—Marketing and Chief Product Officer
Patricia A. Stumpp. . . . . . . . . 52 Senior Vice President—Human Resources
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* The description of executive officers is included pursuant to Instruction 3 to Section (b) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
** As reported by the Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 27, 2014, Mr. Slangen will retire from the
Company effective as of February 28, 2014, at which time his primary responsibilities with the Company will be assumed
by John M. Remmers.
A. Malachi Mixon, III has been a director since 1979. Mr. Mixon served as Chief Executive Officer from 1979 through
2010 and as President until 1996. He has served as Chairman of the Board since 1983. Mr. Mixon serves on the Board of Directors
of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ), Cleveland, Ohio, a diversified manufacturing services and products holding company.
Mr. Mixon serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, one of
the world’s leading academic medical centers, and as Chairman of the Cleveland Institute of Music, a leading music conservatory.
Gerald B. Blouch has been President and a director of Invacare since November 1996. Effective January 1, 2011, Mr. Blouch
became Chief Executive Officer of Invacare, after serving as interim Chief Executive Officer from April 2010 through December
2010. Mr. Blouch served as Chief Operating Officer from December 1994 through December 2010 and has served as Chairman
—Invacare International since December 1993. Previously, Mr. Blouch was President—Homecare Division from March 1994 to
December 1994 and Senior Vice President—Homecare Division from September 1992 to March 1994. Mr. Blouch served as Chief
Financial Officer of Invacare from May 1990 to May 1993 and Treasurer of Invacare from March 1991 to May 1993.
Robert K. Gudbranson was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in April 2008. From October
2005 until his appointment at Invacare, Mr. Gudbranson served as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Acquisitions at Lincoln
Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO), a $2.0 billion global manufacturer of welding, brazing and soldering products located
in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to joining Lincoln Electric, Mr. Gudbranson served as Director of Business Development and Investor
Relations at Invacare from June 2002 to October 2005. Mr. Gudbranson has also served as Invacare’s Assistant Treasurer and as
the European Finance Director.
Anthony C. LaPlaca was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary effective January 2009.
Previously, Mr. LaPlaca served as Vice President and General Counsel for six and a half years with Bendix Commercial Vehicle
Systems LLC, a member of the Knorr-Bremse group, a supplier of commercial vehicle safety systems. Prior to that, he served as
Vice President and General Counsel to Honeywell Transportation & Power Systems and General Counsel to Honeywell
Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC.
John M. Remmers was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Operations in September 2010. In
December 2012 his responsibilities were expanded to include engineering. From March 2007 until September 2010, Mr. Remmers
was Executive Vice President and General Manager at TTI Floor Care where he was responsible for select business units, product
marketing, engineering, operations and supply chain. Prior to that, he spent thirteen years with Robert Bosch Tool Corporation,
where he served as the Sr. Vice President of New Product Development. Mr. Remmers holds a B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering
from Missouri University of Science and Technology and obtained his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of
Business.