Arrow International’s Carl Anderson
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Newly appointed chairman and CEO will succeed Marlin Miller Sept. 1. Anderson currently is vice chairman of Arrow and general manager of the firm's critical care business. The exec has been a director since 1998 and has served with ABC School Supply, Inc., James River Corp. and Procter & Gamble. Miller, who has been with Arrow since 1975, will continue as a director and chairman emeritus. Arrow expects a CE mark for its LionHeart left-ventricular assist device within weeks...
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