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One of the first Midmark manufactured medical exam tables displayed at
trade
show in late 1960s – Jim Eiting, right
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Midmark’s
Eiting to be Featured Guest at the Versailles Area Historical Museum
DAYTON, Ohio, April 15, 2015 — Jim Eiting, retired Midmark president
and CEO, chair emeritus, and father of Midmark’s current president and
CEO, Dr. Anne Eiting Klamar, will be featured guest of honor alongside
son, Mitch Eiting, Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m., at the Versailles Area
Historical Museum in Versailles, Ohio, as part of the company’s ongoing
100th anniversary celebration.
Eiting joined Midmark in 1956 and served as secretary to the board in
1960. He was promoted to general manager of Midmark in 1967 and
president in 1969 when his father, Carl Eiting, retired after 43 years.
As former president and CEO, he was the third generation of the Eiting
family to hold a leadership position. During his tenure as president,
Midmark (then I.E. Industries) reached a crucial turning point when
Eiting took the reins and led the company into the medical equipment
market, producing power exam tables and selling them one at a time.
Midmark now holds the leading market share position in medical exam and
procedures tables as well as other key market share positions in the
dental and veterinary industries.
Eiting will be present to answer questions, and share personal and
professional stories of the company’s history at the museum’s Midmark
100th Anniversary Exhibit. The exhibit includes various artifacts,
photos and articles, such as the first model of a medical exam table
purchased from the American Metal Furniture Company in 1967. Other
items on display include current Midmark products, past and present
promotional marketing materials and nostalgic items that were donated
by company employees. The exhibit also showcases some of the key
characters of the surrounding communities who played a part in the
expansion of the business from its foundation in Minster, Ohio, in 1915
to its current presence in Versailles, Ohio, as well as seven domestic
and four international locations.
The Versailles Area Historical Museum is located at 552 S. West Street
in Versailles at the corner of Marker Road/State Route 121. The museum
is free of charge, though donations are appreciated, and is open to the
public every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. February through December.
The Midmark 100th Anniversary exhibit will remain on display until Oct.
11, 2015.
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