TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRC), a leading provider of reusable and disposable surgical products and services for the healthcare industry, today announced the appointment of Charles W. Federico as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr. Federico’s appointment will be effective with the Company’s annual shareholder meeting on May 24, 2007, when the term of the current Chairman, N. John Simmons, Jr., expires. Mr. Simmons has been nominated to serve another term as a Board member.