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Our Mission

CHS provides a wide range of innovative medical products and cost-effective solutions that allow our customers to improve the way they work and provide a better level of patient care.

 

We are a trusted partner, committed to delivering innovative and customized solutions, through a comprehensive portfolio of both CHS locally manufactured, and globally sourced specialty products. 

Our Values

These are the CHS corporate values, that all employees are expected to embrace and exhibit within their role at CHS:

  • Customer-centricity

  • Innovation

  • Integrity

  • Agility

  • Accountability

  • Can-do approach

Our Vision

Our vision is to be a leading specialty medical device manufacturer and distributor of trusted solutions.

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CHS Ltd. (est. 1967) is a privately held medical device manufacturer and specialty distributor located in Oakville, Ontario.  Customers served are in the acute hospital and non-acute healthcare space in Canada and Internationally. 

 

CHS self-manufactured products (MED-RX) and third party represented products span across clinical categories including Respiratory, Anesthesia, Perfusion, Interventional Radiology, Biopsy, Drainage, Diagnostic Imaging, Pharmacy, Vascular Access, Infection Prevention, Neuro and Cardiac Diagnostics, and General Med-Surg. The MED-RX line is produced in Oakville, ON, and is predominantly single use, disposable trays, kits, and tubing used in a variety of procedures such as IV Starts, Feeding, Biopsy, and Thoracic drainage. 

 

All products are serviced out of three distribution facilities located in Burlington, ON, Montreal, QC, and Vancouver, BC. 

 

CHS employs over 400+ people, with more than 200 being in manufacturing.

About Us

Leadership Team

Tim brings over 25 years of C-Suite leadership experience across regulated industries with deep experience in operational excellence, M&A, innovation, and performance improvement resulting in top and bottom line business growth. Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Tim is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng) and a proud graduate of McMaster University in Mechanical Engineering and Management. He is also an active leader in the community of Burlington, Ontario where he has lived for the past three decades.

Tim Valters

Chief Executive Officer

Prior to CHS, Sherry was the Director of Finance for an international retailer leading the local finance team and supporting the CEO on M&A and financial integration activities for the business. Sherry obtained her CPA, CA while working in public accounting at Grant Thornton gaining experience in audit, tax and business valuations. Sherry brings extensive experience streamlining functional teams & processes as well as successfully leading teams through acquisitions, integrations, synergy realization and organizational change.

Sherry Flanagan

Chief Financial Officer

Glenda joined CHS in August 2015. Prior to this she was VP HR & HSE at Air Distribution Technologies (HVAC) with overall strategic, financial and functional accountability for HR & HSE for 46 factory operations and seven distribution entities employing over 7,500 people and delivering $1 billion of revenues. Glenda has a proven ability to create shareholder value by building organization capabilities, integrating human capital strategy into overall organizational objectives, producing strong employee engagement and business results.

Glenda Iuliani

Chief Administrative Officer

Fernanda joined CHS in April 2021, bringing over 20 years of national and international experience in the legal industry, both in public and private companies. Very experienced in regulatory compliance in healthcare (North America and Europe), and commercial negotiation and execution. Additionally, Fernanda brings extensive experience in M&A and business integration and has participated in over 30 acquisitions in the medical industry. She holds an MBA from Rotman School of Management; a Master of Law (GPLLM) from the University of Toronto; and a Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) from Brazil where she practiced law in the areas of civil litigation, criminal, and family matters.

Fernanda Lourenco

General Counsel & VP Specialty Accounts

James joined CHS in 2025, bringing extensive marketing, sales, and strategic leadership experience across the medical device and healthcare distribution sectors. Prior to CHS, he held senior leadership roles for both distribution and product marketing at Cardinal Health Canada, following sales and marketing roles at top-tier global medical device manufacturing companies like BD and Stryker. James also has a strong background in corporate strategy, competitive intelligence, and wargaming, supporting organizations in shaping forward-looking commercial plans and market positioning. He is known for unifying marketing, sales, clinical, and operational teams to drive strategic alignment, brand development, and commercial execution across diverse healthcare channels.

James Cummins

VP Marketing Canada & USA

Peter joined CHS in November of 2016 and has over 35 years of healthcare related experience in clinical and commercial sales & marketing in Canada. Peter has held progressive leadership roles at CHS as part of the commercial team, and is currently Vice President of Sales. Peter started his healthcare journey as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) graduating from The Michener Institute (now UHN/UofT), working initially as a critical care therapist at Mount Sinai & Mackenzie Health, progressing to a Clinical Instructor role at UHN and finally as the Director of Cardio-Respiratory at the former Mississauga Hospital (now Trillium), before transitioning into the healthcare medical device industry. Prior to joining CHS, Peter held various sales & sales leadership positions at VitalAire, Abbott, Karl Storz & Baxter Canada.

Peter Conteduca

Vice President Sales

Cheryl Brown

Vice President Quality Assurance

Sarthak joined CHS in February 2021, bringing over 15 years of international supply chain experience. In his five years with CHS, he has held several leadership roles across the Supply Chain organization. As an ASCM-certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Sarthak is known for strengthening supply chain performance, improving customer service, and delivering sustainable cost savings.

Sarthak Sharma

Vice President Supply Chain

Vanessa joined CHS in January 2024 and is a well accomplished senior leader in Business Operations with over 20 years of healthcare experience in Canada and the US. Vanessa is highly experienced in strategic planning, data/analytics that provides meaningful business insight, process improvement and team leadership. Vanessa has a proven track record for transforming how companies leverage data to create actionable intelligence, improving operational efficiencies and optimizing business processes to achieve strategic goals. Prior to joining CHS, Vanessa held various progressive leadership roles with BD, Bard, GE Healthcare and Baxter.

Vanessa Gatensby

Vice President Business Operations

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