All Movers & Shakers
Mark Holmshaw Appointed President and CEO of Toshiba Medical Systems Europe
2017 07 Jun
Toshiba Medical has announced the appointment of Mark Holmshaw as the President and CEO of Toshiba Medical Systems Europe. He has assumed his responsibilities as of May 1st and will succeed Hiroyuki Tachikawa after his four years heading the European organisation. Mark has been working for Toshiba Medical for 27 years. Beginning as an engineer in Service,... Read more
John Ormiston Awarded the EuroPCR 2017 Ethica Award
2017 01 Jun
The 2017 Ethica Award, the highest honour of the European cardiovascular intervention academies, was presented to John Ormiston, New Zealand’s most experienced interventional cardiologist. The Ethica Award celebrates people who have made an outstanding contribution to interventional patient care.J. Ormiston had not been expecting to receive the prize,... Read more
Primex Pharmaceuticals Appoints Jostein Davidsen and Angelo Colombo as Board Members
2017 17 May
Swiss pharmaceutical group Primex Pharmaceuticals AG announces new board members.Jostein Davidsen brings over 30 years of experience from the international pharmaceutical industry, most recently serving as CEO of Acino Pharmaceuticals in Switzerland.Mr. Davidsen was the founder of Nycomed Russia-CIS which he built up to be one of the leading pharmaceutical... Read more
Charles J. Dockendorff Elected to Hologic Board of Directors
2017 17 May
Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) has announced that Charles J. Dockendorff has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Dockendorff also was appointed to the Company's Audit and Finance Committee.Mr. Dockendorff, who has more than 25 years of experience in the global healthcare industry, was formerly the Executive Vice... Read more
ECRI Institute’s President and CEO Named Top Patient Safety Leader for Second Time
2017 09 May
Jeffrey C. Lerner, PhD, president and chief executive officer of ECRI Institute, has been selected as one of Becker's Hospital Review's "50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety for 2017." The annual award recognizes 50 leaders who are champions for improving patient safety. "While I’m honored to be named, the award is far more for our organization... Read more
The British Institute of Radiology Announces appointment of New Chief Executive
2017 13 Apr
The British Institute of Radiology announces the appointment of Simon Thompson as new Chief Executive with immediate effect. Simon will replace Jacqueline Fowler who has been Chief Executive of the BIR for the past eight years. Simon has held senior positions in both the commercial and non-profit sectors, mainly with organisations that provide technical... Read more
RBMA Names Former RBMA President and Delaware State Senator as New Executive Director
2017 30 Mar
Robert T. Still, a fellow of the Radiology Business Management Association and member for 25 years, took on the role of executive director in MarchThe Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) is pleased to announce that Robert T. Still, MHA, FRBMA, has begun to serve as its new executive director. Mr. Still was selected through a careful months-long... Read more
Director Appointed for New UK Health and Biomedical Informatics Research Institute
2017 23 Mar
Professor Andrew Morris has been appointed Director of the new UK health and biomedical informatics research institute, which is to be named Health Data Research UK (HDR UK). The new institute will, for the first time in the world, incorporate on a national scale the whole breadth of data science research aimed at improving human health.HDR UK is a... Read more
Virginia Mason Institute Announces New Executive Director
2017 18 Feb
Kirsten Mecklenburg Turner has been named executive director at Virginia Mason Institute. The institute, a division of Virginia Mason Health System, provides education, coaching and facilitation to health care organizations worldwide to improve patient safety, quality and efficiency. Turner, formerly the institute's director of client services and an... Read more
Philips Announces Changes to its Executive Committee
2017 15 Feb
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) has announced the appointment of Jeroen Tas as Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer to accelerate Philips’ transition to a solutions company, driving innovations in systems, smart devices, software and services to improve people’s lives. Effective immediately, Jeroen Tas is responsible for strategy, research & development,... Read more
Reijo Salonen, Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical R&D, is CTO of the Year 2017
2017 27 Jan
Reijo Salonen, Orion's Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical R&D and Reetta Kivelä, founder and CTO of Gold&Green Foods Ltd, have been selected as the CTOs of the Year 2017. The title CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of the year is awarded by The Finnish CTO Forum, a community for Chief Technology Officers, in cooperation with the technology and innovation... Read more
AXREM Appoints Peter Harrison as New Chairman
2017 17 Jan
AXREM is pleased to announce that Peter Harrison, Managing Director, Siemens Healthineers, has assumed the mantle of AXREM Chairman for the period 2017/18. Having joined Siemens Business Services in 1996, Peter transferred to head Siemens Healthcare Services (SHS) Limited in 2002. SHS's scope of activities extended to Managed Equipment Services and Healthcare... Read more
Hologic Appoints President of EMEA and Canada, Completing International Leadership Team
2017 09 Jan
Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) has announced that Jan Verstreken has been named Regional President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Canada. Mr. Verstreken's appointment completes Hologic's international sales leadership team, which includes Sanjay Prabhakaran, Regional President for Asia Pacific, and Fernando Davico, General Manager for... Read more
Amy Wendell Elected to Hologic Board of Directors
2016 16 Dec
Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) announced that Amy Wendell has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors, effective December 14. Ms. Wendell also was appointed to the Company's Audit and Finance Committee.Ms. Wendell brings to Hologic a wealth of experience in the healthcare industry, particularly in the areas of market and technology development. ... Read more
Adam Mikkelson of Camber Capital Management Joins Masimo’s Board of Directors
2016 28 Oct
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI), a global innovator of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies, announced today that Adam Mikkelson, Partner at Camber Capital Management, LLC, has been elected to Masimo’s Board of Directors.Mr. Mikkelson has been with Camber Capital Management, a healthcare-focused investment fund, since 2007. He has almost 15 years of experience... Read more
Intelerad Appoints New Chief Operating Officer and Chief Customer Officer
2016 26 Oct
Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in enterprise workflow and medical image archiving solutions, today announced the appointment of Christian Bazinet as Chief Operating Officer, and Michel Desgagné as Chief Customer Officer. “In order to support our continued growth and augment our efforts and abilities, we’ve added two seasoned technology executives... Read more
Spreemo Appoints Dr. Richard Herzog as Executive Director & Dr. Miriam Makhlouf as its Director
2016 04 Oct
Spreemo, the healthcare analytics platform that facilitates better patient care through innovative clinical research, data science and network management, has named Richard Herzog, M.D., as Executive Director of the Quality Research Institute (QRI) and Miriam Makhlouf, Ph.D., as its Director of Research Operations and Informatics. Dr. Herzog has served... Read more
Aerogen CEO,John Power, was named the European Entrepreneur of the Year at the RSM Awards
2016 29 Jun
Aerogen CEO, John Power, was named the European Entrepreneur of the Year at the RSM Awards in Milan, Europe’s largest and most significant cross-sector business recognition programme.This award goes to the outstanding individual who can best demonstrate exceptional vision and leadership in the establishment and development of an owner-led business.The... Read more
Sectra Appoints Mr. Mats Franzén as the new CFO
2016 22 Jun
Mr. Mats Franzén has been appointed CFO of Sectra AB (STO: SECT B). He succeeds Simo Pykälistö, who was appointed President of Sectra’s Secure Communications business area in April 2016. Mats will be a member of Sectra AB’s company management and will assume his new role in the autumn 2016.Mats Franzén, 46 years old, holds a Master of Business Administration... Read more
Atul Gupta M.D. Appointed Chief Medical Officer for Philips’ Image Guided Therapy Business
2016 13 Apr
Effective from April 4, 2016, Atul GuptaM.D. has been appointed Chief Medical Officer for Philips’ Image Guided Therapy business. Bringing clinical insights gained during more than 15 years as a practicing interventional radiologist, Atul will help to guide the business group’s vision of supporting physicians to decide, guide and confirm the right therapy... Read more
