Bernstein new METI CEO

METI, a Sarasota-based medical education product manufacturer, named company President Michael Bernstein its new CEO, staying to the plan first announced in February of this year.

Bernstein's appointment was made official by METI founder Lou Oberndorf, who will continue to serve the company as chairman of the board.

Bernstein joined METI in 2009 as board chairman, a release said, following his service as president and CEO at Innovative Health Strategies, a private health care technology company that was sold in 2007.

Founded by Oberndorf in 1996, METI builds devices that simulate interactions between health care professionals and patients. The company is owned jointly by Oberndorf and Baird Capital Partners of Chicago.