Aspect Medical Systems Appoints Boudewijn Bollen President of International Operations.Business/Technolgoy Editors & Health/Medical Writers NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2002 Aspect Medical Systems (Nasdaq: ASPM ASPM Abnormal Spindle-Like Microcephaly Associated ASPM Asociación del Secretariado Profesional de Madrid (Spanish: Association of the Professional Secretaryship of Madrid) ASPM Armed Services Procurement Regulation Manual ), a global market leader in clinically proven brain-monitoring systems, has elected Boudewijn Bollen to the position of president of international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. . Bollen will replace Helgert van Raamt who has requested a leave of absence. Bollen has served on Aspect's board of directors since 1998 and will continue to serve on the board in his new position. Additionally, Bollen briefly served as president of Aspect's international business in 1998. "We are extraordinarily pleased that Boudewijn will join Aspect in this new capacity," announced Nassib Chamoun, president and 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. of Aspect. "During the four years that he has served on our board, Boudewijn has been highly influential in developing and guiding both international and domestic business strategy." Chamoun continued, "Boudewijn's intimate understanding of our business and extensive experience managing medical device companies position him well to lead Aspect's international operations and contribute to our growth objectives." Bollen brings to Aspect more than 20 years of experience managing international operations of U.S. medical device companies. From 1986 to 1998, Bollen held several positions with Mallincrodt, Inc. (formerly Nellcor Puritan Bennett Puritan Bennett has been a provider of respiratory products since 1913 originally as a medical gas supplier. In addition to critical care ventilation, Puritan Bennett provided medical devices for patients outside of the acute care environment. ), including executive vice president for worldwide sales, service, and distribution, and vice president of European sales and marketing. Previously, he served as vice president of marketing and sales in Europe for Bentley Laboratories, Inc. Bollen holds a degree in Hotel Business Management from the Hotel Business School, Maastricht, The Netherlands. He will work out of Aspect's international office in Leiden, The Netherlands. About Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. Aspect Medical Systems (NASDAQ: ASPM) is a global market leader in brain monitoring technology. To date, the company's Bispectral Index A Bispectral index (BIS) monitor is a modern neurophysiological monitoring device which continually analyses a patient's electroencephalograms during general anaesthesia to assess the level of consciousness during anaesthesia. (BIS) technology has been used to assess more than four million patients and has been the subject of more than 800 published articles and abstracts. BIS is currently in use in the ORs and ICUs of more than 50 percent of the best hospitals in the U.S. (based on a U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. ranking) and is available in more than 160 countries. Aspect Medical Systems has recently secured OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreements with the six largest manufacturers of patient monitoring systems and partnerships with six of the largest group purchasing organizations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Based in Newton, Mass., Aspect employs more than 220 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.aspectms.com. Bispectral Index and BIS are registered trademarks of Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. A-2000 is a trademark of Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. |
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