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Samsung Enterprise Business Division Taps Doug Ryan to Lead Health and Medical Equipment Business UnitJul 18, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., announced the appointment of Doug Ryan as Group Vice President for Health and Medical Equipment within its Enterprise Business Division. According to a release, Ryan will be responsible for driving the company's HME business and exploring new avenues of growth in healthcare, an area identified as a strategic focus for Samsung under its global 2020 vision. Based in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Ryan will lead Samsung's go-to-market strategy for its line of healthcare systems while also coordinating closely on shared opportunities with recently acquired subsidiaries NeuroLogica Corp. and Nexus DX Inc. "We are confident that Doug's wealth of experience and background in the health and medical equipment industry will help advance Samsung's presence in this growing and strategically important business," said Tod Pike, senior vice president of Samsung Electronics America's Enterprise Business Division. The company noted that prior to Samsung, Ryan served as vice president of marketing and strategic development at Toshiba America Medical Systems. At Toshiba, he worked with a number of cross-functional teams to align marketing communications, business unit divisions and clinical collaborations to support the medical systems business. More information: www.samsung.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |