Article: Grace to spin off division Plan would leave Hampers at helm of National Medical

Capping months of turmoil and uncertainty, W.R. Grace & Co.'s board of directors yesterday agreed to spin off National Medical Care Inc., Grace's Waltham-based subsidiary.

The plan will leave Constantine "Gus" Hampers at the helm of a newly independent National Medical Care, a company that Hampers, as chief executive, transformed into the world's largest dialysis provider. As part of the transaction, Hampers is expected to secure a three-year contract as chairman and chief executive of National Medical once the spinoff is concluded in the fourth quarter.

The decision to keep Hampers has turned defeat into a partial victory for Hampers. He lost his bid to be Grace's chief executive when ...

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