"Karen will be focused on introducing and driving the ongoing success of our next generation Fore-Sight Elite Cerebral Oximetry products in large European and Asian markets," said Brian J. Wagner, chief commercial officer of CASMED. "She has a proven ability to build distribution networks, motivate sales teams, gain market share, and manage programs to achieve strong financial results. Karen is an important addition to the CASMED team as we plan for accelerated growth."
Most recently, Harris-Coleman was executive vice president of International at Iscreen Vision, a startup company offering unique vision screening for young children. Earlier she held executive international positions for Wright Medical Technologies Inc., a global orthopedics business with $500 million in sales, with responsibilities throughout every region of the globe. As senior vice president of International Sales and Marketing from 2009 to 2011, Harris-Coleman managed operating business units in the Pacific Rim and Latin America, growing revenues by 30 percent to $95 million while improving operating profits more than 60 percent to nearly $30 million.
She received her bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.
"We are delighted to have someone of Karen's caliber take responsibility for our international operations," said Tom Patton, CASMED's president and CEO. "The Foore-Sight Elite's improved feature set and industry setting accuracy should allow us to attract high quality distributors in many of the major medical markets in the world where we are currently unrepresented. Karen brings the experience and skills to drive that growth and build a profitable and valuable overseas franchise for CASMED."
Based in Branford, Conn., CASMED develops and manufactures non-invasive patient monitoring devices. The company's Fore-Sight Absolute Cerebral Oximetry technology provides highly accurate, non-invasive, continuous measurement of absolute cerebral tissue oxygen saturation. In addition to Fore-Sight oximeters and accessories, the company provides a line of bedside patient vital signs monitoring products, proprietary non-invasive blood pressure monitoring solutions for OEM use, neonatal intensive care supplies, and service.