Steris
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Firm names Les Vinney president and chief operating officer. Vinney, 51, joined Steris in August 1999 as senior VP and chief financial officer and in October became senior VP finance and operations while continuing as CFO. Prior to joining Steris, Vinney was senior VP and CFO at BF Goodrich. The title of Steris president previously was held by Chairman and CEO Bill Sanford. The COO title is new for the company. Vinney's appointment "adds clarity" to Steris' "succession plan," Sanford notes, adding "we expect that Les will be well prepared to assume the CEO position within the next several months"