CINCINNATI—LCA-Vision (NASDAQ:
LCAV) appointed Steven C. Straus, 50, as CEO of the refractive
surgery firm, effective immediately. Straus will also be joining
the company's board of directors.
Straus joins the company from his recent position as president and
COO of MSO Medical, Inc., an obesity disease and bariatric surgery
management company. Straus has also held a number of prominent
positions in healthcare related businesses throughout a
professional career spanning approximately 30 years, including
executive level positions at TLC Vision Corporation, Jordan
Industries, Inc., Columbia/HCA Inc./Medical Care America, Inc., and
Baxter International/American Hospital Supply Corporation.
Commenting on behalf of LCA-Vision’s board of directors,
chairman Tony Woods said, “After an extensive and thorough
search process, I am honored and excited to welcome Steve Straus to
LCA Vision/LasikPlus. He is a talented healthcare executive who
brings with him the unique marriage of large company and
entrepreneurial experience that we are looking for going forward.
Straus is a bright, strategic thinker whose operational successes
with multi-site healthcare businesses demonstrate a strong,
results-driven, growth orientation. His reputation as an excellent
leader, team member and mentor, together with his solid background
in the laser vision correction industry, will complement our strong
management team.”
Straus' appointment follows an extensive search by the company's
board through an engagement with the national recruitment firm
SpencerStuart. Earlier last month, Kevin Hassey, president of the
firm resigned. During a conference call anounncing the resignation,
company chairman Tony Woods said LCA-Vision’s board expected
to name a new CEO by the end of October and until the new CEO was
on board, a replacement for Hassey would not be named.
November 2006
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