Merit Medical Systems, Inc. Announces Leadership Changes
May 31, 2018 at 06:55 pm IST
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Merit Medical Systems, Inc. announced that Bernard Birkett has resigned as Chief Financial Officer to pursue other business opportunities. Raul Parra, CPA, a Merit veteran of more than eight years, has been appointed as Merit’s interim Chief Financial Officer. Parra worked in various audit positions for Deloitte & Touche prior to joining Merit. During his tenure at Merit he has served in various roles, most recently as Corporate Controller and Vice President of Accounting.
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets and sells medical products for interventional and diagnostic procedures. The Company is engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of proprietary disposable medical devices used in interventional, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, particularly in cardiology, radiology, oncology, critical care and endoscopy. Its cardiovascular segment consists of four product categories: peripheral intervention, cardiac intervention, custom procedural solutions and original equipment manufacturer. Within these product categories, it sells a variety of products, including cardiology and radiology devices, as well as embolotherapeutic, cardiac rhythm management, electrophysiology, critical care and others. Its endoscopy segment consists of gastroenterology and pulmonology devices which assist in the palliative treatment of expanding esophageal, tracheobronchial and biliary strictures caused by malignant tumors.