Analogic Corporation Announces Management Changes.PEABODY, Mass. -- The Board of Directors of Analogic Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ALOG ALOG Army Logistician (Magazine) ALOG Army Logistics ALOG Activity Log ALOG AWIS Logistics ) announces that John W. Wood Jr. has informed the Board that he will retire as Analogic's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and as an Analogic Director on December 31, 2006. Mr. Wood has been CEO since August 2003, following the retirement from active management of Analogic Founder and Chairman Emeritus Bernard M. Gordon This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . The Board also announces the appointment of Dr. Edmund F. Becker, Jr., as President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. effective immediately. Dr. Becker, who was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2005, has been with Analogic since 1977, and was for many years Vice President of its Medical Imaging Division. The firm Korn/Ferry International, based in Los Angeles, California, has been retained to search for a successor to Mr. Wood. On an interim basis, the Board has appointed Bernard Gordon as Executive Chairman and John A. Tarello, Analogic's former Chairman, as Vice Chairman. The Board expressed its appreciation to Mr. Wood for his efforts during the past three-and-a-half years. Analogic will conduct an investor conference call on Thursday, November 16, at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the management changes. The conference call will include Bernard Gordon, Executive Chairman; John Wood, CEO; Ed Becker, President and COO; John J. Millerick, Senior Vice President, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. , and Treasurer; and Alex A. Van Adzin, Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporation Secretary. To participate in the conference call, dial 1-866-823-6992, or 1-334-323-7225 for international callers, approximately five to ten minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin. Inform the operator that you wish to join the Analogic conference. You will then be asked for your name, organization, and telephone number and be connected to the conference. The call also will be available via webcast in listen-only mode. To listen to the webcast, visit www.analogic.com approximately five to ten minutes before the conference is scheduled to begin. A telephone digital replay will be available approximately two hours after the call is completed through midnight (ET) Thursday, November 23. To access the digital replay, dial 1-877-919-4059, or 1-334-323-7226 for international callers. The conference pass code is 96272645. The replay of the conference call webcast will be archived at www.analogic.com approximately three hours after the call is completed and will be available through Thursday, December 7, 2006. For more information, visit www.analogic.com, call 978-326-4213, or email proberts@analogic.com. Analogic Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced health and security systems and subsystems sold primarily to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The Company is recognized worldwide for advancing the state of the art in Computed Tomography Computed tomography (CT scan) X rays are aimed at slices of the body (by rotating equipment) and results are assembled with a computer to give a three-dimensional picture of a structure. (CT), Digital Radiography (DR), Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. (MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. ), and Patient Monitoring. |
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