Julie Shimer, president and CEO of Welch Allyn (Skaneateles Falls, New York), hands over reins of the company to new President/CEO Stephen Meyer this month after announcing plans in January to retire this year. Shimer was the first female CEO of the company, a maker of medical diagnostic and monitoring equipment and software solutions, assumed that role in 2007 after serving as a member of the firm's board of directors beginning in 2002. Read More
