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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. 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.
Joseph B. Richey, II has been a director since 1980 and in September 1992 was named President—Invacare
Technologies Division and Senior Vice President—Electronic 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 is
also a member of the Board of Trustees for Case Western Reserve University and The Cleveland Clinic
Foundation. Mr. Richey previously served on the Board of Directors of Steris Corporation from 1987 to
July 2009.
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.
Patricia A. Stumpp has been the Senior Vice President—Human Resources since September 2009.
Mrs. Stumpp joined Invacare in 1991 and was promoted to her current position in 2009. Prior to her promotion,
Mrs. Stumpp served as Director of Compensation & Benefits from January 2001 to August 2009 and as Director
of Human Resources Group from August 2006 until August 2009. She also has prior experience in healthcare,
small business and the services industry. She holds a BA in Psychology and MBA from The University of
Toledo.
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