‘Bold Leadership’ Team Formed at RS Medical Call them the leaders of tomorrow. An

‘Bold Leadership’ Team Formed at RS Medical

Call them the leaders of tomorrow.

An eight-member executive team has been hatched at International Rehabilitative Services Inc. (RS Medical) and charged with charting future growth for the company in new markets with new partners.
RS Medical President and CEO John Konsin called the new team “bold leadership for a growth era.” He expects the team to help the Vancouver, Wash.-based company take advantage of future market growth in electrotherapy applications and pain management technologies. The firm develops physician-prescribed pain management and rehabilitation products and services for patient home use.

“RS Medical is prepared for the predicted, continuing market growth in the applications of electrotherapy and non-invasive technologies that address pain and function needs,” Konsin said.“We are positioning RS Medical for new markets and new partners.” Locating those new markets and new partners are a new chief financial officer, four new executives and three members of RS Medical’s senior leaders in “refocused roles.” The members of this new executive team report directly to Konsin and are effective immediately. The new appointments include:

• Doug Brunner, vice president of operations. He plans, organizes, directs and controls the company’s IT operations and its supply chain. Brunner previously worked for Medtronic Inc. in Minneapolis, Minn., where he was general manager and vice president of operations for the company’s energy component center. Brunner has a master’s degree in business administration, a master’s of science degree in electrical engineering and a mechanical engineering degree.

• Patrick Cougill, promoted to vice president of legal, quality and regulatory affairs. He is responsible for all legal functions and services at the company, and serves as the company’s compliance officer. Cougill also manages the quality and regulatory departments. Before he was named to the team, Cougill worked as a house counsel at RS Medical. He graduated from the University of Oregon and received a law degree from the University of Denver.

• Bob Harmon, promoted to director and general manager of RS Medical Direct. He will supervise the strategic direction and daily operations of the company’s new direct physician supply program. Prior to his promotion, Harmon was a sales director. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he graduated from Concordia University in Austin, Texas.

• Rick Harper, vice president of sales. He will manage the overall direction of company sales and build relationships with doctors, surgeons and medical centers. Harper previously served in the same capacity at Covidien plc in Colorado. He has a bachelor’s degree in university studies with a focus on marketing from the University of New Mexico.

• Tom Pierce, vice president of human resources. He will oversee compensation and benefits, employee relations, performance management and company training. Previously, Pierce was vice president of finance and human resources at RS Medical. He has a degree in business administration and a master’s of science degree from the University of North Dakota.

• Sam Reinkensmeyer, chief financial officer. He is responsible for finance, accounting and treasury operations. Formerly the CFO of Portland, Ore.-based Down To Earth Designs Inc., as well as a certified public and managerial accountant, Reinkensmeyer earned a master’s of business administration degree in finance and international business from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois.

• Dominic Tong, M.D., vice president of medical and clinical affairs. He will help develop and support RS Medical’s product portfolio and pipeline. Tong previously served as chief medical officer at VPDiagnostics in Seattle, Wash. He received his doctorate in medicine from the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Columbia University. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency at Columbia and his fellowship at UCLA Medical Center.

• Patricia White, vice president of marketing and business development. She will develop and execute marketing strategies as well as direct business development to expand the company’s product depth and market reach. Prior to her recent consultancy work in the medical device and healthcare IT markets, White was founder and CEO of Portland, Ore.-based Inovise Medical Inc. She has a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.