SpineVision(R) Establishes Wholly Owned Subsidiary in the UK.Raymond Thomasen, former executive with Wright Medical, Stryker and Smith & Nephew, will serve as Managing Director of SpineVision's direct sales operation headquartered near London PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. and SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- SpineVision[R] announced today that it has established a wholly owned direct sales subsidiary near London, effective immediately. The operation is led by Raymond Thomasen, who was previously Vice President Europe, MEA MEA Multiple endocrine adenomatosis. See Multiple endocrine neoplasia. , for Wright Medical Technology for three years, making the UK territory Wright's highest growth market for two of those years. Prior to Wright Medical, Mr. Thomasen held various positions during eight years with Stryker in the Middle East, Africa and the United Kingdom, and was twice honored as "European Sales Manager of the Year." Mr. Thomasen began his medical devices career in 1986 with C. R. Bard C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) is one of the large S&P 500 companies of the United States, a surgical specialties and hospital medical device manufacturer in Murray Hill, New Jersey. It is named after its founder, who sold the company within only a few years of its founding. , moving to 3M and then Smith & Nephew in 1989, where he held several positions during his five-year tenure. "Ray Thomasen is a very experienced and successful sales-and-marketing executive with significant experience in the device market in general and in the UK territory in particular," said Julian Mackenzie, SpineVision'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. . "We expect Ray to ramp-up quickly and hire at least 10 direct sales representatives or agents in the near term to begin calling on neurosurgeons and spine surgeons throughout England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. . Ray's group will be looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. opportunities related to distributing other companies' products, if they are complementary. We believe that our PediGuard[TM] product, which has blockbuster potential, will open a lot of doors right off for Ray and his team." SpineVision sells its motion preservation and fusion products directly in France, the United States, Italy and Belgium, and utilizes highly qualified distributors in 10 other countries, which include Egypt, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, South Africa, Spain and Turkey. SpineVision expects to add additional market coverage in 2007 in Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Singapore, and in Japan in 2008. The address for SpineVision's UK operation is: Regus House, Herons Way, Chester Business Park, Chester CH4 9QR ENGLAND. Phone: +44 (0)1244 893208. Fax: +44 (0)1244 893310. About SpineVision SpineVision (www.spinevision.com) is exclusively focused on bringing innovative motion preservation and fusion devices to spine specialists around the world. |
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