- David B. Lewis to retire at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
- Company appoints Paul E. Martin to Board
DUBLIN, IRELAND, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — STERIS plc today announced changes to its Board of Directors. David Lewis, Board member since 2010 has announced that he will not stand for election when his term expires on July 29, 2021. In addition, effective May 5, 2021, Paul E. Martin, former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Baxter International Inc., has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors.
“We are grateful for David’s long-term commitment to STERIS and will miss his unique perspective. We wish him all the best in his retirement,” said Mohsen Sohi, Chairman of STERIS. “We are pleased to welcome Paul to our Board of Directors. Paul is a seasoned healthcare executive with crucial experience in IT. He will provide valuable insight to our Board.”
Mr. Martin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Baxter International Inc., a multinational healthcare company, from 2011 until his retirement in 2020. From 1999 to 2011, he held several senior management positions at Rexam plc (Rexam), a consumer packaging manufacturing company based in the U.K., including Chief Information Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Martin held information technology leadership positions at CIT Group Inc., BNSF Railway Company and Frito-Lay, Inc.
Since 2017, Mr. Martin has served on the Board of Directors of Unisys Corporation and is currently a member of its Audit and Finance Committee as well as the Chair of its Security and Risk Committee. Early in 2021, he joined the Board of Directors of Ping Identity Holding Corp., a global provider of intelligent identity management software solutions, and is currently a member of its Audit Committee. He also joined the Board of Directors of Owens Corning, where he serves on the Audit and Finance Committees.
Mr. Martin graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Western Kentucky University.
As previously announced, Walt Rosebrough, STERIS President and CEO, will not be standing for re-election at the end of his term, which also expires at the Company’s Annual Meeting this summer. The combination of these changes, along with the recent addition of Dan Carestio, who is currently COO and the Board intends to appoint as CEO directly following the Annual Meeting, will return the Board to nine members following the Annual Meeting on July 29, 2021.
About STERIS
STERIS’s MISSION IS TO HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life science products and services around the globe. For more information, visit www.steris.com.
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