Beleaguered wipe-maker hires new COO; prepares to reopen

A Wisconsin firm shut down after making and distributing contaminated alcohol wipes and other medical products blamed for infections and deaths has hired a new chief operating officer as officials work to reopen the company. H&P Industries of Hartland, Wis., has hired Eamonn Vize, a former Abbott Laboratories Inc. executive with 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, officials said in a press release Tuesday. (MSNBC, 8/31)