Burlington Medical Names New Company CEO

Oct. 21, 2010 - PRLog -- Newport News, Virginia – Burlington Medical Supplies (BMS), headquartered in Newport News,  Virginia, has named John Williams as the company’s new CEO. Williams has over 30 years of C-level executive level management experience. Having served first as the business consultant for the company over the past two years, he will continue with his new role to implement key strategies for growth and operation efficiencies.

“We have had the advantage of seeing first hand the innovation for solid evaluations of profitability and increased efficiencies having worked with John,” said  Dennis Swartz, one of Burlington’s owners. “As owners of one of the highest quality radiation protection and x-ray medical supply manufacturers in the United States, we realized it was time to bring in a leader with extensive experience in increasing millions of dollars to the bottom line of corporations, and John’s exceptional background and insights in our industry made this an easy transition.”

Williams holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His  management experience includes serving as the CFO of several large food processing companies including a baking operation and an international food processing company, as the Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President of two Newport News companies, Iceland Seafood Corporation and Specialty Foods Group, and most recently, serving national clients through is own consulting company.

For more information, visit BMS’s web site and online shop at www.burmed.com.

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About Burlington Medical: Burlington Medical Supplies (http://www.burmed.com) headquartered in Newport News, is the leading manufacturer for customized x-ray protection aprons, eyewear and supplies and distributes these products as well as lead glasses (http://www.burmed.com/store/eyewear.html) throughout the United States to medical, dental and veterinarian facilities. The company offers a vast selection of lightweight lead-free and leaded aprons with factory-direct customer service. BMS is ISO 9001 certified in order to maintain an effective manufacturing process offering the highest quality x-ray aprons, leaded eyewear, apron racks, apron bags, lead barriers and other products in the most efficient manner.