Vendor NewsHealth & Safety Institute (HSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Carol Ghizzoni-O’Neal as National Accounts Director. A former National Account Manager for Philips Healthcare, she brings significant emergency care industry experience to HSI’s American Safety & Health Institute (ASHI), MEDIC First Aid, Summit Training Source, EMP Canada, 24-7 EMS, and 24-7 Fire brands of training programs and services.

A graduate of Youngstown State University and the St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in Youngstown, OH, Ghizzoni-O’Neal will focus on building a national presence for HSI’s total training solutions for both corporate and entrepreneurial customers.

“With Carol’s strong background from her 17 years of representing the top-selling automated external defibrillators (AEDs) of Philips Healthcare, as well as her experiences as a registered nurse, she is the ideal candidate to bring our emergency care and EH&S offerings to a broader national audience,” says HSI CEO Bill Clendenen. “Her well-known industry presence and valuable technical expertise resonate with HSI’s commitment to making protecting and saving lives easy in as many of our workplaces and our communities as possible.”;

“I have had the pleasure of working with Bill and HSI for many years now,” says Ghizzoni-O’Neal. “I’ve watched the company grow and build a strong customer base through its innovative programs and training service offerings. To join this dynamic company at this phase of its history is an exciting challenge and a rare opportunity to help shape the direction of the company in years to come.”

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.