ADAC Laboratories Fills Four Key Management Posts.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--April 27, 1999-- ADAC ADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club (German automobile club) ADAC Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council ADAC Art Directors and Artists Club (Sacramento, California) ADAC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council Laboratories (Nasdaq:ADAC) today announced the appointment of four executives to key management positions. John Allison John Allison can refer to the following people:
The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. and corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. ; and Judy J. Rowe has been appointed vice president of human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. . Allison comes to ADAC from Laserscope, Inc. where he was vice president of operations. Prior to this, he was vice president of quality assurance and regulatory compliance for St. Jude/Ventritex, Inc. He was also with Nellcor Puritan Bennett Inc. as corporate senior director of quality assurance. He also held quality leadership assignments with Coopers & Lybrand, Diebold, Inc., and Texas Instruments, Inc. Allison has nearly 20 years of quality and regulatory experience in the medical products industry. In addition, he is a certified Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Examiner. Allison holds a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. McAuley joins ADAC from Dornier Medical Systems where he was vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to this, McAuley was with ADAC Laboratories for 15 years where he held various management positions in marketing and product management. In addition, he was the general manager of ADAC's Radiation Therapy Planning Division. McAuley has over 20 years of experience in the medical systems and cardiology industries. He will be responsible for building ADAC's cardiology product (CorCAAT(TM)) into the market share leader for cardiology catheterization catheterization Threading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. laboratory systems. Polcyn joins ADAC from Read-Rite Corporation where he was senior director of investor and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most . He has extensive experience working with the investment community and the news media both in the United States as well as in Europe and Asia. Polcyn served as director of investor relations and corporate communications for Abbott Laboratories as well as American Hospital Supply Corporation. At ADAC, he will be responsible for establishing a world-class investor relations, corporate and employee communications program. In addition, he will serve as the primary spokesman to analysts, institutional investors, shareholders and the news media. Rowe joins ADAC from Honeywell, Inc. where since 1980 she served in various management positions including director of quality and information technology and director of materials. From 1996 to 1998 she was vice president of corporate supply management. At ADAC, she will be responsible for recruiting and staffing, compensation and benefits, organizational development, change management, human resources planning and for identifying ways to develop and better manage the company's growing and highly diversified workforce. ADAC Laboratories is the world market share leader in nuclear medicine and radiation therapy planning systems and a leading supplier of radiology and cardiology information systems in North America. In 1996, ADAC became the first healthcare manufacturer to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. ADAC is headquartered in Milpitas with its HealthCare Information Systems Division in Houston. |
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