Lake Health Welcomes Rod Howell to the Board of Trustees

Libra Industries, a privately held electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is pleased to announce that CEO Rod Howell has been appointed to the Lake Health Board of Trustees. Lake Health, ranked among the top 12 percent of hospital systems in Ohio by U.S. News and World Report, is the largest employer in Lake County.

With 15 locations and in partnership with more than 600 physicians, Lake Health’s mission is to provide comprehensive health care services to the region’s communities, with a commitment to local access, healing with compassion, and superior quality. Lake Health is a private, not-for-profit leader in community health care in Northeast Ohio.

Other members of the Lake Health Board of Trustees include Michael E. Mayher (Vice Chair/Treasurer); I. James Hackenberg, Esq.; Frank Jevnikar, MD; Lisa Klammer, Esq.; John F. Platz; Robert G. Schiebli; David Steiger, MD; Stephen C. Ellis, Esq.; Dawn M. Gubanc-Anderson, MSN, RN; and Brett S. Himes.

Howell is the co-founder and owner of Libra Industries, and has been its Chief Executive Officer since June 2013. He has been in the SMT industry since its inception and even served as president of the SMTA in the early years.

Libra Industries continues to invest to provide customized manufacturing solutions to help make its customers more competitive and improve their profitability. For more information, visit www.libraind.com.

Libra Industries is a leading provider of integrated Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS), serving OEMs with complex or technologically sophisticated manufacturing requirements in a broad range of industries including industrial automation, medical, military and aerospace, instrumentation and LED lighting. Five world-class manufacturing facilities allow Libra Industries to provide customers with manufacturing flexibility including complete system build, module and subassembly production, as well as simple to complex PC board assembly. With an ongoing commitment to investment in people, quality systems, and the latest manufacturing equipment and processes, Libra Industries is committed to managing their clients’ products from initial design and prototype to full production; assisting their clients in their efforts to improve time to market, reduce total systems cost, and increase quality.