STERIS plc announced changes to its Board of Directors. David Lewis, Board member since 2010 has announced that he will not stand for election when his term expires on July 29, 2021. In addition, effective May 5, 2021, Paul E. Martin, former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Baxter International Inc., has been elected to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Martin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Baxter International Inc., a multinational healthcare company, from 2011 until his retirement in 2020. From 1999 to 2011, he held several senior management positions at Rexam plc (Rexam), a consumer packaging manufacturing company based in the U.K., including Chief Information Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Martin held information technology leadership positions at CIT Group Inc., BNSF Railway Company and Frito-Lay Inc.
STERIS plc is one of the world's leading providers of infection control solutions and procedural services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sales of infection control solutions (62.9%): including cleaning and sterilization chemicals, accessories for gastrointestinal procedures, washers, sterilizers and operating room equipment (including surgical tables, lighting and connectivity solutions). In addition, the group offers specialized healthcare services (sterilization services, instrument and endoscope repair and maintenance and customized process improvement consulting in acute care hospitals);
- development of applied sterilization solutions (22.1%): contract development of sterilization modalities and laboratory testing services for more than 50 sterilization and laboratory facilities worldwide;
- manufacturing of consumables and maintenance equipment (15%): dedicated to pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Net sales by source of income are divided into sales of services (53.5%), sales of consumables (23.4%) and sales of equipment (23.1%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows Ireland (2.3%), the United States (71.7%) and other (26%).
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