Invacare Corporation Adds Two New Board Members

ELYRIA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Invacare Corporation IVC today announced that its shareholders have elected to the Board Matthew E. Monaghan, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Clifford D. Nastas, a director of the Dan T. Moore Company and President of a group of its automotive and advanced materials operating companies. The Board also has appointed Mr. Monaghan as Chairman. As a result, Dr. C. Martin Harris, who had been serving as Interim Chairman, will return to his role as independent Lead Director.

''We are pleased to welcome Matt and Cliff to the Invacare Board of Directors,'' said Dr. Harris. ''Matt has deep cross-functional business experience in the medical device industry, and we believe he is the best person to lead the Company both as CEO and Chairman of the Board. We also look forward to benefiting from Cliff's extensive business leadership and management expertise, which includes experience as the CEO of a publicly-traded Company.''

''I am honored to be named Chairman of Invacare's Board of Directors,'' said Mr. Monaghan. ''I believe Invacare is well positioned to take advantage of the growing opportunities in the home health and long-term care channels. I look forward to working closely with the Board of Directors, and I would like to thank Dr. Harris for his contributions as Interim Chairman over the past several months.''

Concurrently with the new appointments, Dan T. Moore, III, Senator Charles S. Robb and The Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher have stepped down from the Company's Board. With these changes, the Invacare Board comprises nine directors, seven of whom are independent.

''I would like to recognize Dan Moore, Chuck Robb and Ellen Tauscher, who have each contributed meaningfully to our Board over the years. We thank them and wish them well,'' Dr. Harris concluded.

About Matthew Monaghan

Mr. Monaghan joined Invacare as President and Chief Executive Officer on April 1, 2015. He was previously the Senior Vice President, Global Hips and Reconstructive Research of Zimmer Holdings, Inc., where he was responsible for the division's new product development, engineering, marketing, clinical studies, quality, regulatory affairs and the results of the shared sales and supply chain functions. Prior to joining Zimmer in 2009, Monaghan spent eight years as an operating executive for two leading private equity firms, Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and Cerberus Capital Management, where he led acquisitions and made operational improvements of portfolio companies, which included the carve-out from Baxter Healthcare of a global medical device business, making significant improvements at a U.S. personal insurance business and running a consumer durable goods business spun off from Newell-Rubbermaid. He spent the first 13 years of his career in aerospace, medical and other industrial businesses of General Electric Company. Monaghan holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and an MBA from INSEAD in France.

About Clifford Nastas

Mr. Nastas is a director of Dan T. Moore Company, Inc., a holding company of diverse advanced materials manufacturing and technology businesses, and serves as the President of a group of its automotive and advanced materials operating companies. Mr. Nastas served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Material Sciences Corporation (formerly, Nasdaq: MASC), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, a publicly-traded diversified industrial manufacturing company providing high-value coated metal, acoustical and lightweight composite solutions from 2005 until the company was sold in March 2014. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Nastas served in various capacities at Material Sciences, including as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Material Sciences, Mr. Nastas served in various general management, sales, and manufacturing capacities with Honeywell International, formerly Allied Signal HON, Avery Dennison Corporation AVY and Ford Motor Company F.

Invacare Corporation IVC, headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, is a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products that promote recovery and active lifestyles. The Company has 4,900 associates and markets its products in approximately 100 countries around the world. For more information about the Company and its products, visit Invacare's website at www.invacare.com.

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