• Melissa Fitzpatrick, RN, MSN, has been named VP and chief clinical officer of Hill-Rom (Batesville, Indiana). Most recently, Fitzpatrick was the chief healthcare strategist for the health and life sciences organization of SAS. Also, Richard Mussmann has been named VP of global product development and chief technology officer. Mussmann was most recently VP of global infusion systems R&D at Baxter Healthcare. Hill-Rom is the healthcare unit of Hillenbrand Industries.

• Andrew Miclot has resigned his position as senior VP of sales, marketing and business development and investor relations officer for Symmetry Medical (Warsaw, Indiana). Miclot said that these sales and marketing responsibilities will be decentralized with a significant portion transferred to Michael Curtis, recently appointed senior VP and general manager of medical products. Symmetry is a provider of orthopedic devices.