Warminster, PA – March 7,
2018 – SP Industries
Inc. has announced the appointment of Brian Larkin as its President and Chief
Executive Officer effective February 19th replacing William (Bill)
Downs who recently retired.
Mr. Larkin brings to SP broad experience as a
senior executive having spent the last 27 years in commercial and executive
leadership roles in the medical device industry. Most recently he served as Vice President and
General Manager for Becton Dickinson’s US Diabetes Care business and prior to
that was Senior Vice President and General Manager of LifeCell Corporation. Before that Mr. Larkin spent 16 years at
Integra LifeSciences Corporation where he served in a variety of executive
roles including President of the company’s NeuroSciences Division and President
of the Spine and Orthobiologics Division.
He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for Dynatronics
Corporation (NASDAQ - DYNT).
“I am
honored to join SP Industries as our new President and CEO,” said Mr. Larkin.
“The company has an exciting portfolio, innovative technology pipeline and superb
team of experienced professionals. They’ve done a tremendous job developing and
bringing together market-leading equipment, apparatus and labware to create exceptional
value for our customers. I’m looking
forward to building upon that successful legacy and guiding SP to an even
brighter future.”
SP Industries Chairman of the Board, Bill Roller stated, “We are truly
appreciative of Bill Down’s dedication and thoughtful leadership of SP. As we
move forward, we are confident that Brian’s proven success in managing complex
businesses, building high performing teams and delivering sustainable results
make him ideally suited to lead our diverse business.”
About SP Industries
SP Industries, Inc. (SP), is a leading global
provider of state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, a full line of research, pilot
and production freeze dryers, and aseptic processing drug manufacturing
solutions, laboratory supplies and specialty glassware. SP’s products support
research and production across diverse end user markets including
pharmaceutical, scientific, industrial, aeronautic, semiconductor and
healthcare. The company’s three flagship
divisions SP Scientific, SP Scienceware and SP Ableware offer market leading Bel-Art,
FTS Systems, Genevac, H-B Instrument, Hotpack, Hull, Maddak, PennTech, VirTis,
and Wilmad-LabGlass brands, and represent over 400 combined years of
experience, quality and innovation. SP Industries is headquartered in
Warminster, Pennsylvania and has production
facilities in multiple states in the USA and Europe.
For more information on SP, visit www.spindustries.com.
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