| Return to Supplier News Source: Paragon Medical, Inc. 22 October 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paragon Medical Announces Hiring of European Business Development Manager Pierceton, Indiana - Paragon Medical, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Kees de Louw as European Business Development Manager to its growing European division. Mr. de Louw will be responsible for all account management as well as provide strategic direction for Paragon Medical Europe. Before joining Paragon Medical, Mr. de Louw has held several European sales and management positions in the industrial electronics most recently in service to the medical OEM marketplace. He has extensive experience in both start up organizations as well as growth companies. Mr. de Louw holds a B.A. degree in economics from Hogeschool Deidenoort in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Paragon Medical, Inc. designs, manufactures and delivers medical devices, including instruments, trials and implantable components for the global surgical instrument marketplace. It also designs, manufactures and delivers custom or standard cases and trays to organize, store and safely deliver surgical sets to the operating room theater. Paragon employs approximately 325 people with facilities in Pierceton, Ind.; Memphis, Tenn. and Freiburg, Germany. |