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J. Barrie Keiser joins US DW Healthcare Partners as managing director

J. Barrie Keiser has joined US group DW Healthcare Partners as a managing director He will work directly with portfolio company management teams to strengthen company operations and to enhance profitability.

'We are excited to welcome Barrie Keiser to the DW Healthcare Partners team,' said Skip Klintworth, one of the firm's founders. 'With more than 20 years of healthcare operating experience, he has a proven track record for improving organisational performance. Barrie will significantly contribute to the growth and development of our portfolio companies.'

Prior to joining DW Healthcare Partners, Keiser held positions as president of MEDIQ, a critical care equipment outsourcing provider, and president and CEO of OrthoRX, an orthopaedic speciality distribution company. He has also served as president and COO of Promedix, an online marketplace dedicated to speciality medical products. Before Promedix, he spent 16 years with Baxter International and its Allegiance Healthcare spin-off.

'I am very pleased to join DW Healthcare Partners and look forward to putting the experiences I have gained over the past two decades to work on behalf of our portfolio companies and investors,' Keiser said. 'This firm is uniquely positioned to offer mid-stage healthcare companies significant value by leveraging its combined healthcare experiences and relationships.'

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