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ZOLL Medical Appoints Eric Knudsen as New CEO
CHELMSFORD, Mass., February 04, 2026--ZOLL®, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that it has appointed Eric Knudsen as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1. Knudsen will succeed Jon Rennert, who served as ZOLL’s CEO for the past 10 years and will assume a new role as Executive Chairman of ZOLL’s Board of Directors.
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