Sarnova Expands Senior Management Team

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Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:35am EST

Specialty Health Care Distributor Appoints Four Executive Vice Presidents







LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sarnova, Inc., the nation's
leading specialty distributor of health care products in the emergency medical
services (EMS) and respiratory markets, announced today that it has appointed
four executives to its senior management team.  The new executives include Tom
David, executive vice president of sales; Donna Hill, executive vice president
and general counsel; Steve Lacke, executive vice president of marketing; and
Greg Robitaille, executive vice president of corporate development.

"I have worked with all of these executives and personally recruited them to
join our team," said Hank Struik, president and CEO, Sarnova.  "Their
collective experience, deep functional expertise and passion for patient care
will contribute greatly to our goal of helping our customers achieve improved
patient outcomes.  We have a tremendous opportunity to leverage our clinical
expertise and distribution network to bring the newest medical technologies to
market that will support caring for patients from the onset of an emergency
event through their hospitalization."

Mr. David brings more than 20 years of experience in medical supply sales to
Sarnova. He most recently served as vice president of sales at IPA, North
America, where he developed strategies for selling automated solutions for
dispensing scrubs and linens in hospitals. Previously, Mr. David held sales
leadership positions at Cardinal Health that focused on the acute and
post-acute care markets.

Ms. Hill most recently served as general counsel for Cardinal Health's
Respiratory and Neurocare divisions. Prior to Cardinal Health, she was
associate general counsel at SCA Americas, Inc., a global paper consumer goods
company.  Ms. Hill previously was a partner with Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP.
 She is a member of the AdvaMed Device and Diagnostic Compliance Group.  Ms.
Hill is also chairman of the board for the Center for Advocacy for the Rights
and Interests of the Elderly.

Mr. Lacke joins Sarnova from Cardinal Health, where he served as vice
president and general manager of the company's multi-million dollar
respiratory patient care business.   Prior to being promoted to this position,
Mr. Lacke led business development and strategy for Cardinal Health's US
distribution business.  Mr. Lacke also held leadership positions in sales and
marketing at Boston Scientific Corporation and The Procter & Gamble Company.

Mr. Robitaille has more than 15 years of business development and investment
experience.  He most recently worked with Water Street Healthcare Partners, a
leading private equity firm focused exclusively on health care.  Previously,
he managed direct investing activities and financial advisory services for a
Chicago-based family office.  Mr. Robitaille also spent 10 years with Equity
Group Investments (EGI), the primary investment company of Sam Zell, where he
originated and managed direct investments in a variety of operating
businesses.

About Sarnova, Inc.
Sarnova is the nation's leading specialty distributor of health care products
to the emergency medical services (EMS) and respiratory markets.  It
distributes more than 100,000 health care products to thousands of emergency
medical providers, hospitals and surgery centers through distribution centers
located across the country.  The company is comprised of two major brands:
Bound Tree Medical and Tri-anim Health Services.  To learn more, please visit
www.tri-anim.com or www.boundtree.com.



SOURCE  Sarnova, Inc.

Andrew Love, 1-800-533-0523, ext. 5044, alove@boundtree.com, or Kelly Zitlow,
+1-847-858-5230, kelly.zitlow@wshp.com, both for Sarnova, Inc.
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