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Samsung Enterprise Business Division Taps Doug Ryan to Lead Health and Medical Equipment Business Unit


Samsung UGEO H60 Ultrasound System (Photo: Business Wire)

Samsung UGEO H60 Ultrasound System (Photo: Business Wire)

With over 20 years of experience in strategic business development in healthcare, Ryan will provide leadership across the Health and Medical Equipment business unit including new affiliates Nexus and Neurologica

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J., July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics  Co., Ltd, today announced the appointment of Doug Ryan as Group Vice  President for Health and Medical Equipment (HME) within its Enterprise  Business Division. Ryan will be responsible for driving the company’s  HME business and exploring new avenues of growth in healthcare, an area  identified as a strategic focus for Samsung under its global 2020 vision.

Based in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Ryan will lead Samsung’s go-to-market  strategy for its line of advanced healthcare systems while also  coordinating closely on shared opportunities with recently acquired  subsidiaries NeuroLogica Corporation and Nexus DX Inc.

“With the groundwork laid in the past several years, Samsung is uniquely  positioned to deliver innovative healthcare solutions that address the  needs of delivery providers,” said Ryan. “I’m excited to come aboard at  a time when Samsung is focused on establishing itself as a trusted  leader in healthcare and applying its significant technology and R&D  capabilities to enhancing patient diagnosis and care.”

“We are confident that Doug’s wealth of experience and background in the  health and medical equipment industry will help advance Samsung’s  presence in this growing and strategically important business,” said Tod  Pike, senior vice president of Samsung Electronics America’s Enterprise  Business Division.

Prior to Samsung, Ryan served as vice president of marketing and  strategic development at Toshiba America Medical Systems. At Toshiba, he  worked with a number of cross-functional teams to align marketing  communications, business unit divisions and clinical collaborations to  support the medical systems business. Ryan is an honors graduate of  Queensland University of Technology in Australia and an alumni of the  Executive Development Program at Kellogg Northwestern University.

To learn more about Samsung Electronics’ healthcare division, its  subsidiaries and products, please visit samsung.com/global/business/healthcare.

About Samsung Electronics America Enterprise Business Division

As a global leader in Information Technology, Samsung’s Enterprise  Business Division (EBD) is committed to introducing new business  experiences across a diverse spectrum of industries from retail to  healthcare, hospitality to sales. We believe technology brings business  and customers together — to better share, collaborate and discover new  opportunities. With a market-oriented approach to innovation, EBD is a  division of Samsung Electronics America (SEA), Inc., a U.S. subsidiary  of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. (SEC). For more information, please  visit samsung.com/business,  call 1-866-SAM-4BIZ or follow Samsung EBD via Twitter @SamsungBizUSA.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening  new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation  and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of televisions,  smartphones, personal computers, printers, cameras, home appliances, LTE  systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ  236,000 people across 79 countries with annual sales of US$187.8  billion. To discover more, please visit www.samsung.com.

Source: Samsung Electronics Press Release (via Business Wire)

 

 

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