SALT LAKE CITY, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, announced today that J. Barrie Keiser has joined the firm as a Managing Director. In this role, Keiser will work directly with portfolio company management teams to strengthen company operations, enhance profitability, and facilitate the realization of strategic objectives. Keiser joins DWHP founders Skip Klintworth, Jay Benear, and Andrew Carragher.
“We are excited to welcome Barrie Keiser to the DWHP team. With more than 20 years of healthcare operating experience, he has a proven track record for improving organizational performance. Barrie will significantly contribute to the growth and development of our portfolio companies,” said Skip Klintworth.
“I am very pleased to join DWHP 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. DWHP is uniquely positioned to offer mid-stage healthcare companies significant value by leveraging the firm’s combined healthcare experiences and relationships,” said Keiser.
Prior to joining DWHP, Keiser held positions as President of MEDIQ, the nation’s largest critical care equipment outsourcing provider with revenues in excess of $200 million, and President and CEO of OrthoRX, an orthopedic specialty distribution company. In 1999, he was President and COO of Promedix, the first online marketplace dedicated to specialty medical products. Before Promedix, Keiser spent 16 years with Baxter International and its Allegiance Healthcare spin-off. During this period, he held positions of increasing responsibility, including General Manager of the company’s $650 million ValueLink Business Unit. At the time of its spin-off from Baxter in 1996, Allegiance Healthcare named Keiser a Corporate Vice President and President of the $780 million Southwest Region, a position he held through 1999. Keiser began his career with American Hospital Supply in 1983. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Indiana University.
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, DW Healthcare Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. The partners of DWHP have more than 80 years of collective healthcare industry experience. DWHP invests in traditional healthcare companies, such as medical device manufacturers and distributors, outpatient-based clinics, and providers of outsourced hospital services. The firm targets cash-flow positive companies with $2-10 million in EBITDA. Please visit http://www.dwhp.com/ for more information.
DW Healthcare Partners
CONTACT: Justin Pettit of DW Healthcare Partners, +1-801-365-4007
Web site: http://www.dwhp.com/
