Imaging Dynamics Company Appoints New Vice President for Latin America
CALGARY, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - IDC (Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd.) , the global leader in the rapidly growing market for digital radiography (DR), today announced the appointment of Mr. Rodolfo Gutierrez as Vice President & General Manager for Latin America. Mr. Gutierrez, a veteran of the imaging industry, will be responsible for expanding IDC market share and managing business development, distribution, service and product sales in the region.
Mr. Gutierrez has considerable technical, operational and general management experience in Latin America and the Middle East. He is a native of Colombia where he started both a diagnostic imaging center and a medical equipment sales and service business, which he owned for eight years.
"It is with pleasure that I welcome Rodolfo Gutierrez to our team," stated IDC President & CEO Tom Boon. "Mr. Gutierrez is an experienced sales executive with strong industry knowledge and relationships in Latin America. Under his leadership I am confident that IDC will continue on its path of considerable growth in this region."
"I am very enthusiastic about the opportunity to expand the IDC presence in Latin America," commented Gutierrez. "The IDC value proposition of delivering high-quality, affordable DR resonates strongly in this region, which is economically diverse yet dedicated to investing in leading medical technology.
Gutierrez will be based in Miami, Florida.
About IDC
IDC (Imaging Dynamics Company) is a medical technology company and innovative force in the fast-growing field of digital radiography (DR) technology. IDC's X-Series of direct capture technology replaces conventional film-based X-rays and provides a cost-effective alternative to cassette based film or computed radiography (CR) systems.
Each IDC DR solution provides high resolution radiographic images in the digital format required for today's electronic medical record networks, all without the use of film, environmentally harmful chemicals, cassettes or expensive imaging plates. In addition to its number one ranking for three consecutive quarters for customer service by MD Buyline, IDC is the recipient of the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award and is among the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, which ranks the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America, and was ranked 6th in the 2008 PROFIT 100 fastest growing companies in Canada.
IDC is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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