Siemens taps Weatherhead as marketing VP
Nuclear medicine veteran Randy Weatherhead has been named vicepresident of marketing for the nuclear medicine division of SiemensMedical Systems in Hoffman Estates, IL. Weatherhead fills a positionpreviously held by Robert Lytle, who died in a plane
Nuclear medicine veteran Randy Weatherhead has been named vicepresident of marketing for the nuclear medicine division of SiemensMedical Systems in Hoffman Estates, IL. Weatherhead fills a positionpreviously held by Robert Lytle, who died in a plane crash earlierthis year (SCAN 5/10/95).
Weatherhead joins Siemens after a two-year stint with ADACLaboratories, where he was senior marketing manager. Prior toADAC, he was vice president of marketing at Sopha Medical Systems.
Weatherhead said his goal at Siemens is to grow the nucleardivision's market share, which stands at 21% globally. He seesthe company's investments in detector technology and computerworkstations as particularly important.
"We have an extensive distribution system worldwide, withthe largest service organization of any nuclear medicine company,"Weatherhead said. "We should be able to increase our marketshare substantially over the next few years."
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