SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 28, 2002
INVACARE CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
OHIO
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-12938 95-2680965
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(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Invacare Way, P.O. Box 4028, Elyria, Ohio 44036
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(440) 329-6000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Invacare Corporation news release dated October 24, 2002.
News Release
Media Inquiries:
Susan A. Elder
Director of Marketing
Communications
(440) 329-6549
Investor Inquiries:
Robert Gudbranson
Director of Investor Relations
and Business Development
(440) 329-6001
Invacare Corporation Names New Chief Financial Officer
ELYRIA, Ohio--Oct. 24, 2002--Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) has appointed
Gregory C. Thompson to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, effective November 4, 2002. Thompson previously served as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Sensormatic Electronics Corporation
(NYSE:SRM), a $1.1 billion global manufacturer of electronic security products
located in Boca Raton, FL.
Thompson, 47, will be responsible for all aspects of Invacare's Finance,
Treasury, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Corporate Development and
Information Technology functions.
"We are extremely pleased to have Greg Thompson joining Invacare
Corporation as Chief Financial Officer after a nationwide search to fill the
position," said A. Malachi Mixon, III, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"His extensive background in global financial management and public accounting
will be instrumental in helping guide Invacare Corporation as we work toward
accomplishing our objective of becoming a $2 billion company by 2006."
Thompson began his career in finance at Coopers & Lybrand and later Price
Waterhouse, progressing through positions of increased responsibility in global
financial management and accounting. Prior to joining Sensormatic, he served as
Vice President and Corporate Controller for Wang Laboratories. Thompson is a
Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Thompson replaces Thomas R. Miklich who resigned as Invacare's CFO in April
2002 to join OM Group, Inc. (NYSE:OMG.)
Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) is the global leader in the manufacture and
distribution of innovative home medical products which promote recovery and
active lifestyles through more than 25,000 providers. The company, which had
2001 revenues of $1.05 billion, goes to market in the following channels of
distribution: home care, mass retail and institutional. Invacare participates in
the following product segments: Home Care, which includes rehab products,
respiratory products, manual wheelchairs, home care beds, therapeutic support
surfaces and personal care products marketed by Invacare's Home Care Group; Soft
Goods and Supplies, which includes ostomy, incontinence, wound care and diabetic
supplies marketed by Invacare Supply Group; and Institutional, which includes
nursing home beds, patient lifts and slings, nursing home furniture and bathing
systems marketed by Invacare Continuing Care Group. The company's headquarters
are in Elyria, Ohio, and the firm has manufacturing plants in the United States,
Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. For more information about the
company, visit Invacare's website at www.invacare.com.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Invacare Corporation
By: /S/ Gerald B. Blouch
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Gerald B. Blouch
President, Chief Operating Officer
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 28, 2002