Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> September 14, 1998

Thomas K. Langbein – Medicore Inc (mdki)

THOMAS K. LANGBEIN was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company in 1980. Mr. Langbein is the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of most of the Company's subsidiaries. He has been a director of Techdyne, Inc., a 63% owned public subsidiary ('Techdyne') since it was acquired by the Company in 1982. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Techdyne in April, 1990, and Barry Pardon succeeded to the Presidency of Techdyne in November, 1991. He is also a director of Lytton Incorporated, an Ohio electronics and electro-mechanical manufacturer acquired by Techdyne in July, 1997 and of Techdyne's foreign subsidiary, Techdyne (Scotland). Mr. Langbein is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Dialysis Corporation of America, a 66% owned subsidiary ('DCA'). Mr. Langbein is President, sole shareholder and director of Todd & Company, Inc. ('Todd'), a broker- dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Mr. Langbein received an M.B.A. in Marketing in 1970. Profile
TWST: Could you start out with an overview of Medicore?

Mr. Langbein: Medicore (MDKI) manufactures and distributes quality

disposable medical supplies to hospitals, blood banks, labs