Health & Safety Institute (HSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian M. Boothby as Vice President of Sales. Boothby will oversee the HSI sales team, representing the American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI), MEDIC First Aid, Summit Training Source, EMP Canada, and 24-7 EMS and 24-7 Fire training programs and services brands.

Boothby is a former Vice President of Sales for OfficeMax in addition to holding senior leadership roles for both Verizon and Sutherland Global Services. In his most current role with the Corporate Sales Division at OfficeMax, he led his sales division from last to first nationally while achieving a 99% client retention rate. Boothby received a Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY College at Buffalo.

“Brian brings the skills and nationwide experience to help HSI expand our products and services to a Fortune 500 customer base, as well as building our internal and external sales teams,” explains HSI CEO Bill Clendenen. “We’re looking forward to an accelerated rate of growth beginning in 2014 and will rely on Brian’s leadership to deliver our new products and technologies to a much broader market share.”;

“HSI is in the perfect position for the next phase of its long history,” says Boothby. “With a well-established foundation in emergency care and environmental, health, and safety training solutions, the strong brands brought together under the HSI umbrella are poised for exponential growth as we introduce them to new business sectors. It’s an exciting time to be with this organization and I’m honored to be a part of the team.” 

For more information about HSI and its family of brands, please contact Sara Wesche, Vice President of Marketing Communications at 800.842.0466 ext. 210 or visit our website at www.hsi.com.

About Health & Safety Institute

Headquartered in Eugene, OR, Health & Safety Institute (HSI), is a leading global emergency care and response training organization. HSI family of brands includes American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI), MEDIC First Aid^®, 24-7 EMS^®, 24-7 Fire, EMP Canada, and Summit Training Source. Since 1978, HSI has partnered with over 16,000 approved training centers and authorized over 200,000 professional safety and health educators, who have certified over 23 million emergency care providers in the US and over 100 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.hsi.com.