BOWDOIN — FHC, Inc., a global manufacturer of products for the neuroscience industry, recently announced the return of Catherine Showalter to the organization in the role of director of manufacturing.

Showalter is responsible for overseeing all production, procurement, shipping and receiving, inventory, and IT activities.

Showalter first joined FHC in 2005 as a member of the engineering department. During her eight years with the organization, she held positions in engineering and technical support, serving as a product manager for four years. She left FHC in 2011 to join the R&D Department at Molnlycke Health Care in Brunswick, assisting in the development of wound care products. After spending a year in R&D, she was promoted to the position of manufacturing manager, where she was responsible for the supervision of 40-plus employees.

Showalter is a 2004 graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick.

When not at work, she volunteers with the American Red Cross, the United Way, and as a member of the FHC-Community Education Foundation scholarship committee. She and her husband live in West Bath with their son, Nate.