• Overview
• The Coeur Vision
• The Coeur Management Team
• The Coeur, Inc. Investment Partners

Overview

Coeur OEM is a state-of-the-art designer and contract manufacturer for the medical and commercial marketplace with manufacturing and assembly operations in North Carolina and Wisconsin. In addition to manufacturing and assembling its own proprietary line, the company offers a full complement of services ranging from design, molding, tubing extrusion, assembly and packaging of medical devices. Coeur OEM also provides regulatory support including 510(k) submissions and sterilization services to the medical marketplace.

Locations

With corporate offices in Lebanon, Tennessee, the company has molding and assembly facilities in North Carolina, tubing extrusion and assembly in Wisconsin, as well as several other assembly operations.

The Coeur Vision

To provide the medical imaging market with a single source of high-value products for contrast delivery.

The Coeur Mission

• To be an international leader in the manufacture and supply of high-quality, innovative products for the medical imaging market
• To meet and exceed our customers’ expectations for timeliness, responsiveness and cost-effectiveness
• To conduct ourselves with the highest level of integrity, an attitude of personal ownership and an overall sense of fair play
• To improve stakeholder value through aggressive and profitable internal sales growth combined with a targeted external acquisition strategy

The Principles that Guide Us

Coeur is guided by a set of principles that establish the standard of professional conduct within our enterprise. We believe that our long-term success is dependent on the culture these principles create.

• Promote a culture that focuses on customer satisfaction. Coeur seeks to involve all employees in the total satisfaction of a customer’s need.
• Cultivate the human resource. Coeur promotes a high-energy work environment that is fun, rewards hard work and encourages personal improvement.
• Pursue innovation through advanced technology. Coeur utilizes appropriate and effective technology to ensure our profitability and long-term prosperity.
• Maintain a relentless pursuit of quality. Coeur is dedicated to the concept of continuous improvement through the disciplined use of our Quality System.

Coeur Quality Policy

Coeur OEM is dedicated to total customer satisfaction. We share a common commitment to continuously improve products, processes and service in a work environment that promotes creativity, integrity and teamwork.

The Coeur Management Team

Coeur, Inc. prides itself on the backgrounds and extensive experience in the medical industry of its key management team. Below is a recap of those individuals and their qualifications.

William J. “Jay” Cude

William J. “Jay” Cude is President of Coeur, Inc. and has over 25 years of experience in medical device manufacturing including plastic injection molding, blow molding, and extrusion. Prior to co-founding Coeur, Inc. and it’s predecessor, Polyten, LLC, Jay was Group Vice President of DeRoyal’s Plastics Group (DPG) of Knoxville, TN. DPG is one of the nation’s major manufacturers of proprietary medical devices for the cardiology, orthopedic, and general surgical markets. Jay served as Chairman of the Tennessee Plastics Industry Council and is currently Vice Chairman of the National Certification in Plastics. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) and as Chairman of SPI’s Healthcare Division. Jay is a graduate of the Emory University School of Business Administration.

J. Michael “Mike” Cude

J. Michael “Mike” Cude is Executive Vice President of Coeur, Inc. and has 25 years of experience in the design, development, and manufacture of a wide range of medical products. Prior to joining Coeur, Inc., Mike was Director of Engineering for DeRoyal’s Plastics Group (DPG) were he oversaw all new product development, mold design, automation, and capital equipment acquisition. Mike holds numerous patents for devices currently used in cardiology and surgery. Mike has served as Chairman of the Medical Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) and is currently a Board Member of SPE’s Medical Plastics Division. He hosts technical programs each year at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) Conferences and teaches seminars on medical plastics for the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). Mike is a graduate of Western Kentucky School of Science & Engineering.

Don F. McClintock

Don F. McClintock is Vice President, Sales & Marketing of Coeur Inc. He is a sales executive with over 25 years experience in disposable medical products, the past 20 in various management capacities. Don previously worked with Clinical Resources International in Chicago, a manufacturer and marketer of a diverse line of medical products specializing in custom procedure trays and kits, and Professional Medical Products, Inc., where he started as a sales rep in Rochester, NY and progressed to VP of sales. In the VP position, he developed the plan for reducing the company’s sales and general administration expenses in the field sales organization necessitated by rising raw material costs while increasing sales over the previous year. This set the stage for the acquisition of the company by Tyco International’s Kendall Healthcare division in February of 1996. Don is a results oriented, hard-working individual with strong distributor contacts on the regional and national level and has extensive experience in developing and implementing marketing and sales programs.

In the VP position, he developed the plan for reducing the company’s sales and general administration expenses in the field sales organization necessitated by rising raw material costs while increasing sales over the previous year. This set the stage for the acquisition of the company by Tyco International’s Kendall Healthcare division in February of 1996. Don is a results oriented, hard-working individual with strong distributor contacts on the regional and national level and has extensive experience in developing and implementing marketing and sales programs.

He holds B.A. Cum Laude from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio.

Debra F. Manning

Debra F. Manning is Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs and has over 20 years of experience in Quality Systems management and regulatory affairs in healthcare manufacturing. Prior to joining Coeur, Inc. and it’s predecessor, Polyten, LLC, Debra was Manager of Quality Assurance for American National Can’s (ANC) Medical Flexible Packaging facility in Asheville, NC. Prior to this, Debra was Director of Regulatory Affairs for DeRoyal Industries and Director of Quality Assurance for DeRoyal’s Plastics Group (DPG). Debra has extensive experience developing and implementing GMP/ISO9001 Quality Systems for both Class 1 and Class 2 medical devices used in cardiology, orthopedic, and general surgical markets. Debra has a B.A. in Statistics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a Masters of Business Management from Lincoln University, Harrogate, TN.

The Coeur, Inc. Investment Partners

Hammond, Kennedy Whitney & Company Inc.(HKW) is a private capital firm focused on sponsoring management buy-outs of privately owned businesses, subsidiaries, and divisions of corporations and public companies with revenues between $20 million and $100 million. Visit hkwinc.com.

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