MediPurpose Announces Appointment of Todd Vecellio as Eastern Regional Sales Manager

ATLANTA - May 9, 2013 - PRLog -- WAKE FOREST, N.C. and ATLANTA - MediPurpose(tm), a medical product manufacturer and master distributor, today announced the appointment of Todd Vecellio as its new Eastern regional sales manager.

Vecellio's sales career has spanned more than 10 years. Most recently a territory manager at Byram Healthcare, he held a similar position at Liberty Medical Supply, as well as serving as an account manager at CCS Medical and Quest Diagnostics.

"In his new role, Vecellio will be responsible for sales of babyLance(tm) safety heelsticks, SurgiLance(tm) safety lancets and MediPlus(tm) Advanced Wound Care products to MediPurpose's existing distribution partners as well as new partners," said MediPurpose Executive Vice President and CCO Michael Riddle. "He will also work with the sales team to increase revenues and build the MediPurpose medical product brands."

"I'm looking forward to the opportunity to work with existing MediPurpose partners as well as developing new relationships in the market," said Vecellio. "Maintaining -- and more importantly, growing -- the babyLance, SurgiLance and MediPlus product lines will be my everyday focus."

"I'm very pleased to welcome Todd as the newest member of the MediPurpose team," said Riddle. "His experience in many aspects of medical sales -- combined with his financial skills -- are important attributes as we reorganize our sales team to better serve our customers in today's cost-conscious health care environment."

"I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to build upon my past sales and management experiences while continuing to grow under the guidance of the senior management here at MediPurpose," added Vecellio.

Vecellio graduated from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1991 with a B.B.A. in Accounting. He will be based in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

About MediPurpose

Founded in 1999, MediPurpose is a leading medical device company headquartered in Singapore, with offices in the United States and Europe.

Known for its popular babyLance(tm) heel incision device, SurgiLance(tm) safety lancet and MediPlus(tm) advanced wound care products, MediPurpose has leveraged its success in the medical device industry to become a master medical product distributor that provides unique solutions for both medical product manufacturers and distributors.

MediPurpose's Medical Device Innovation division offers angel funding and developmental expertise for new medical device inventors and innovative medical product companies that seek entrance into new medical device markets.

For more information about MediPurpose's medical products and solutions for inventors, innovators, manufacturers and distributors, please visit http://www.medipurpose.com.