Enovate Medical Names Bob Brolund as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer
Experienced, proven executive appointed to lead day to day operations while retaining his responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer.
Enovate Medical, a leading manufacturer of innovative point-of-care products and services designed to improve clinical workflow and enhance patient care, today announced the promotion of Bob Brolund to General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. Brolund will assume day to day leadership of the company while retaining his responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer. Brolund previously spent two years working as the Chief Financial Officer of the business supporting Fred Parks, Enovate’s current Chief Executive Officer. As part of the transition, Parks will transition out of a day to day leadership position with the company to assume the position of President and Chief Executive Officer with Analogic Corporation. Going forward, Parks will maintain a leadership position within Enovate as a member of its board of directors. These changes are effective immediately.
“We are thankful to Fred for his leadership of the business over the past year and very pleased to have Bob continue to lead the business day to day,” said David Belluck, General Partner at Riverside Partners and Chairman of Enovate’s Board of Directors. “Bob is an experienced, proven executive who will ensure that we continue to execute on our growth initiatives and maintain Enovate’s leadership position within the industry. Bob’s mission is to ensure steady growth and profitability at Enovate while emphasizing outstanding customer service and continued innovation with our products and services.”
Prior to Enovate, Brolund served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Publishing Group of America (PGOA Media), a multi-media publishing company. Prior to PGOA Media, Brolund was the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Ocean Design Inc., a high technology developer and manufacturer of sub-sea connectivity systems used throughout the offshore oil and gas industry, as well as defense markets. Prior to Ocean Design, he served in senior executive leadership roles with Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Steelcase, Newell Rubbermaid’s Home Hardware Division and Sundstrand Corporation. Mr. Brolund received his B.A. from Taylor University and his M.B.A. from Michigan State.
“I am excited to continue my leadership within Enovate and, specifically, to continue the progress that Fred and I have made over the past year building Enovate into a stronger organization and company,” said Brolund. “The company is the North American leader of mobile EHR workstations for patient charting at the bedside with advanced technologies that include the MobiusPower® swappable battery system and the Pulse™ software and management system.”
“The Board would like to thank Fred Parks for his service to the company during an important time. He is a strong, proven leader who has played a critical role in the past year strengthening our company and developing the organizational structure to build a great team at Enovate Medical,” said Belluck.