EVOLVE Business and Professional Magazine August 2019

With this being said, B. Braun is working on the cutting edge to maximize their $100 million investment in Volusia County, while providing the highest quality work environment for its employees according to von Lersner. “The new manufacturing line which B. Braun is installing makes heavy use of robotics for material movement. Not only does this eliminate the need for operators to perform menial tasks involving repetitive motion risks, the robotics also can accomplish many tasks with greater speed and precision than an operator,” said von Lersner. “There are literally dozens of robots from multiple equipment manufacturers used in our new high speed production line. This is a big shift from the manufacturing methods which were used while the site was operated by Gambro. The Gambro production line only made use of a single robot.” Statistics show there are more than 12 million people employed by the manufacturing industry in the United States alone, with the majority of the manufacturing businesses deemed “small” or having less than 500 employees. In addition to their substantial financial investment in Volusia County with upgrades to the manufacturing facility and off-site 400,000 square foot distribution center, B. Braun has pledged to create 175 jobs with an average annual salary of $41,000, at the plant. Von Lersner anticipates hiring line operators beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019. “Once fully staffed and operational, the new B. Braun production line will have an annual payroll in excess of $10 million dollars,” said von Lersner. DAVID CHAMPLIN CAMPUS PRESIDENT KEISER UNIVERSITY / DAYTONA BEACH Timeline 1997 Pete von Lersner hired as Director of Operations for Gambro Healthcare – DeLand facility 1999 Gambro Healthcare exits DeLand facility, moving operations to new Mason Avenue facility in Daytona Beach 2004 Daytona Beach plant and warehouse expanded 2006 FDA approves NDA and Daytona Beach plant manufactures products classified as pharmaceuticals, expands product line 2010 Consolidation efforts begin for Gambro via private equity, Daytona Beach plant for sale 2012-13 Baxter International acquires Gambro, including Daytona Beach plant 2014 B. Braun Medical, Inc. acquires Daytona Beach plant from Baxter International, leasing back a portion of the facility to Baxter-Gambro to complete Gambro orders while building facility elsewhere 2017 Lease-back contract ends, Baxter-Gambro transitions out. B. Braun begins redesign and repurpose of Daytona Beach facility 2019 B. Braun begins to hire additional staff 2020 B. Braun slated to begin production at Daytona Beach facility Danielle Anderson has worked in the public relations and media industry for a decade. She started her career as a reporter for Flagler Broadcasting where she discovered her passion for telling the stories of communities in Florida. EDUCATION IS EVERYTHING! When it comes to education, David Champlin, Campus President of Keiser University in Daytona Beach, is all in. Serving approximately 500 students pursuing associate, bachelor’s and graduate degrees, curricula include career- focused education in business, criminal justice, information technology, legal studies, health care and more. Keiser University has 23 campuses in Florida and internationally and has served our area for over 20 years. David has been in higher education for more than 15 years and practiced law in Birmingham for 12 years before that. He is a proud graduate of Leadership Daytona’s Class 39 and serves as a Board Level Investor of Team Volusia. TEAMVOLUSIAEDC.COM 386.265.6332 INVESTOR SPOTLIGHT | 16 | EVOLVE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE

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