ELYRIA, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 13, 2005–Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) today announced that Dale LaPorte, partner at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP, is joining the company as senior vice president of business development and general counsel. He will report directly to A. Malachi Mixon, III, chairman and chief executive officer.
LaPorte will be responsible for all legal affairs, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory affairs at Invacare. He also will serve as the corporate secretary.
“We are happy to have Dale join the Invacare team,” said Mixon. “For many years, he has worked with Invacare through his relationship with Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP. He brings many years of valuable experience to Invacare.”
LaPorte has been a partner at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP since 1974 and served as chairman of that firm from 2000 through 2004. His areas of expertise include federal securities law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. LaPorte is a past chairman of the Section of Corporation, Business and Banking Law of the Cleveland Bar Association. He also is very involved in activities in the Greater Cleveland community, including having served as a member of the board of directors of Cleveland Tomorrow and as chairman of the Dean’s Advisory Committee at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC), headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, is the global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles. The company has 6,100 associates and markets its products in 80 countries around the world. For more information about the company and its products, visit Invacare’s website at www.invacare.com.
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Susan A. Elder, 440-329-6549