San Jose, Ca., USA - June 4, 2013, San Jose, Ca., USA - Vocera Communications, a provider of mobile communication solutions, announced that Brent D. Lang was appointed president and CEO and elected to the board of directors.
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From October 2007 to May 2013, Mr. Lang served as the company's President and Chief Operating Officer; from February 2007 to October 2007, he served as Executive Vice President; from January 2007 to June 2007, he served as Acting Chief Executive Officer; and from June 2001 through January 2007, he served as Vocera's Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
From September 1995 to June 2001, Mr. Lang worked for 3Com Corporation, a networking company, where he served in a variety of roles including senior director of marketing responsible for 3Com’s digital home products. From June 1991 to June 1993, Mr. Lang worked as a strategy consultant for Monitor Company, Inc., a consulting firm, advising Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Lang earned a B.S. degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
He succeeds Robert J. Zollars, who was appointed to the role of executive chairman of the board and will remain an employee of the company.
From June 2007 to May 2013, Mr. Zollars served as Vocera's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. From May 2006 to May 2007, Mr. Zollars served as chief executive officer of Wound Care Solutions, Inc., an operator of outsourced chronic wound care centers. From June 1999 to March 2006, Mr. Zollars served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of Neoforma, Inc., a healthcare technology company.
From January 1997 to June 1999, he served as executive vice president and group president of Cardinal Health, Inc., a supplier of health care products and services, where he was responsible for five wholly-owned subsidiaries. From 1985 to 1997, he served as a division president of four different operating units at Baxter International, Inc., a medical instrument and supply company.
From 1979 to 1985, Mr. Zollars served as area vice president and in various other capacities at American Hospital Supply Corporation, a medical supply company, which was acquired by Baxter International in 1985. Since February 2005, Mr. Zollars has served on the board of directors of Diamond Foods, Inc., and as its chairman since February 2012. Since May 2004, he has also served on the board of directors of VWR International, LLC, a scientific equipment distributor. ■