Baxa CEO To Speak At Western Governor’s Association Meeting
Greg Baldwin, Chairman and CEO of Englewood-based Baxa Corporation, has been invited to speak at a plenary session of the Western Governor’s Association (WGA) meeting June 13th in Breckenridge, Colorado. The three-day meeting, Western Leadership in the Global Economy, June 12th to 14th, brings regional governors together to discuss economy, energy and trade issues and their impact on future growth and innovation for the businesses and people in the Western United States.
Englewood, CO (PRWEB) June 6, 2005 -– Greg Baldwin, Chairman and CEO of
Englewood-based Baxa Corporation, has been invited to speak at a plenary session
of the Western Governor’s Association (WGA) meeting June 13th in Breckenridge,
Colorado. The three-day meeting, Western Leadership in the Global Economy, June
12th to 14th, brings regional governors together to discuss economy, energy and
trade issues and their impact on future growth and innovation for the businesses
and people in the Western United States.
WGA Chairman, Colorado Governor
Bill Owens, will be joined at the meeting by other gubernatorial colleagues, the
secretaries of the US Departments of Energy and Agriculture, Western Canadian
premiers and economic experts to discuss the challenges facing small businesses
in exporting products and key international public policy issues facing the
western states and their counterparts in Mexico and Canada.
Baxa
Corporation is the 2005 winner of both the Governor’s Award for Exporting and
the Small Business Administration Exporting Award. A member of the Medical
Device Manufacturer’s Association and AdvaMed, the company actively participates
in issues related to international business and medical products regulation,
group purchasing and fair trade practices.
Currently in its 30th year of
operation, Baxa has been an active importer and exporter since 1985 and operates
subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Denmark and
Germany. Baldwin will be discussing trade issues impacting the company’s
business, including the harmonization of Medical Device Regulations;
streamlining product registration; international tax regulations and
repatriation of foreign profits and the impact of currency
fluctuations.
Greg Baldwin joined Baxa Corporation as VP of Sales and
Marketing in 1993, and is responsible for leading the company’s sales growth
from $26.5 million in 1997 to more than $65 million in 2004. Through his
leadership, Baxa Corporation met the regulatory challenges of ISO 13485 and
EN46001 (CE), while achieving operational excellence through the adoption of
lean manufacturing processes and Six Sigma.
About Baxa
Corporation:
Celebrating 30 years of business in 2005, Baxa Corporation is a
Denver-based manufacturer of medical devices and systems for preparing,
handling, packaging, and administering liquid medications. The company
manufactures and markets a wide range of healthcare products for use in
hospitals, critical care units and alternate-site pharmacies. Privately held,
Baxa Corporation has subsidiaries and sales offices in Canada, the United
Kingdom; Denmark, and Germany; and distribution partners worldwide. Further
information is available at http://www.baxa.com.
About the Western Governors’
Association:
The Western Governors’ Association is an independent, nonprofit
organization representing the governors of 18 states and three U.S.-Flag islands
in the Pacific. Through their Association, the Western governors identify and
address key policy and governance issues in natural resources, the environment,
human services, economic development, international relations and public
management. For more information, visit http://www.westgov.org.
Contacts:
Marian Robinson,
Vice President, Marketing
Baxa Corporation: 800.567.2292 ext. 2157 or
303.617.2157
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Maggie Chamberlin
Holben, APR
Absolutely Public Relations: 303.984.9801 or
303.669.3558
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