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Mr. Richard is responsible for the sales and marketing of SeQual Technologies Inc. products on a global basis. Prior to joining SeQual Technologies Inc. in 2007, Mr. Richard held the positions of VP of Marketing for the Americas and Sr VP of Strategic Marketing at ResMed Corp, a $700 million manufacturer of sleep disordered breathing products. His insights and management skills helped to grow sales for the company at over 25% per year over the 7 year span. Prior to that Mr. Richard was the VP of Global Marketing for Thermo Respiratory Group which is now known as Viasys, a leading manufacturer of ventilators, sleep diagnostic systems, and pulmonary function technology. Mr. Richard has over 30 years experience in the healthcare industry and has worked as a clinician in respiratory care, sales, product development and strategic planning. Mr. Richard prior to joining Thermo Respiratory Group was an investor and owner of Total Sleep Diagnostics which consisted of multiple sleep diagnostic offices located in major metro areas around the country. This company sold in 2005 for over $40 million and is today one of the largest free standing chains of sleep centers in the world.
Mr. Richard sits on the board of directors for the American Association of Homecare, and has been awarded Home Caring Person of the Year by Medtrade and Home Care Magazine. He is a published author on multiple topics in healthcare in several peer reviewed journals and is actively supporting patient advocacy groups to improve the outcomes and health benefits for patients suffering from chronic conditions such as COPD, sleep apnea, and degenerative neuromuscular disease. He has been active in several other associations helping with standards, health care finance issues, reimbursement and strategic planning such as NAMDRC, ACCP, AARC and ASAA.
Mr. Richard holds multiple patents on devices in the sleep and respiratory care sectors and has been responsible for the development and sales of the many products sold by Puritan Bennett, Viasys, ResMed and other smaller manufacturers. Mr. Richard graduated from Baker University near Kansas City with a Bachelor in Business Administration and technical degrees as a clinician. | 