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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.
Gregory C. Thompson was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2002.
Before coming to Invacare, Mr. Thompson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation, a global manufacturer of electronic security products, from October 2000
to January 2002 and was Vice President and Controller from February 1997 to October 2000. Previously,
Mr. Thompson was Vice President and Corporate Controller for Wang Laboratories from August 1994 to
February 1997 and Assistant Corporate Controller from October 1990 to August 1994.
Dale C. LaPorte has been Senior Vice President for Business Development, General Counsel and Secretary
since January 1, 2006. Previously, Mr. LaPorte was a partner in the law firm of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
from 1974 to 2005. He served as Chairman of that firm from 2000 through 2004.
Joseph B. Richey, II has been a director since 1980 and in September 1992 was named President—Invacare
Technologies and Senior Vice President—Electronics and Design Engineering. Previously, Mr. Richey was
Senior Vice President of Product Development from July 1984 to September 1992 and Senior Vice President and
General Manager of North American Operations from September 1989 to September 1992. Mr. Richey also
serves as a director of Steris Corporation (NYSE), Cleveland, Ohio, a manufacturer and distributor of medical
sterilizing equipment and is a member of the Board of Trustees for Case Western Reserve University and The
Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Louis F. J. Slangen was named Senior Vice President—Global Market Development in June 2004.
Previously, Mr. Slangen was Senior Vice President—Sales & Marketing from December 1994 to June 2004 and
from September 1989 to December 1994 was Vice President—Sales and Marketing. Mr. Slangen was previously
President—Rehab Division from March 1994 to December 1994 and Vice President and General Manager—
Rehab Division from September 1992 to March 1994.
Joseph S. Usaj has been the Senior Vice President—Human Resources since May 2004. Before coming to
Invacare, Mr. Usaj served as Vice President—Human Resources for Ferro Corporation, a global manufacturer of
performance materials in the electronics, automotive, consumer products and pharmaceutical industries, from
August 2002 to December 2003. Previously, Mr. Usaj was Vice President—Human Resources for Phillips
Medical Systems from 1998 to 2002.
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