October 6, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ: SMED), a provider of cost-effective disposal solutions for medical and pharmaceutical waste generated outside the hospital setting, announced the appointments of Scott T. Freeman to the position of vice president of Operations and Al Aladwani to the new role of vice president of Quality Control / Assurance.

Dr. Burton J. Kunik, chairman and chief executive officer of Sharps, commented, “I am pleased to welcome Scott to the Sharps Compliance team. Scott’s extensive operations and entrepreneurial experience addressing the needs of rapidly growing companies should prove extremely valuable to us as we continue to expand and develop the market for our unique medical and pharmaceutical waste solutions for customers outside of traditional hospital and large healthcare operations settings. We look forward to his contributions to our growth.”

Dr. Kunik continued, “Al has done a tremendous job building up our operational infrastructure and putting in place the procedures and processes to improve efficiency, ensure our regulatory compliance and enable our expansion. With our strategic shift to focus on developing customized services and solutions for our customers, we feel it is imperative that we maintain the quality and integrity of our offerings and therefore have appointed Al to the new position of vice president of Quality Control / Assurance.” Aladwani joined Sharps Compliance in March 2008 as Sr. vice president of Operations. Previous to Sharps, Aladwani developed extensive experience in addressing Food and Drug Administration regulatory requirements and achieving ISO qualification standards in the medical device industry

Freeman has nearly 25 years of leadership experience with extensive expertise in developing business and operational functions and enhancing overall efficiencies in rapidly expanding businesses. He joined Sharps effective October 1 from OxySure Systems Inc., developer and manufacturer of medical devices, where he served as vice president of Operations and developed its operations infrastructure. Prior to OxySure, he served in various operational and management roles with Presco Products, Lone Star Plastics, Sonopress, Inc., and Mobil Oil Corp.. Freeman, a licensed Professional Engineer, earned his Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Texas.

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