Accuray Hires Siemens Healthineers VP Leonel Peralta as COO

Accuray has hired Leonel Peralta as its new senior VP, chief operations officer (COO), effective February 3, 2025.

Peralta will lead worldwide manufacturing operations, including driving alignment of operations with corporate business goals, maximizing supply chain profitability and efficiency, and ensuring processes support customer service.

Peralta touts over 25 years of leadership experience in supply chain, business process improvement, and manufacturing optimization. He was most recently VP, head of global operations for the ultrasound division of Siemens Healthineers. Before that, we had executive management roles at Medtronic Diabetes, Hillrom (Baxter), KCI Medical (3M), and GE HealthCare.

“On behalf of the entire Accuray organization I welcome Leonel to the team,” said Suzanne Winter, president and CEO of Accuray. “He is joining Accuray at an important juncture in the company’s business and I look forward to the impact he will make in enhancing our global operations. Over the past year we have expanded our radiation therapy system portfolio and Leonel’s broad expertise will be instrumental in driving business growth while simultaneously driving operational efficiencies and ensuring world class customer satisfaction,”

“I am deeply honored to be joining Accuray, a company dedicated to extending the lives of cancer patients worldwide through innovation and an unwavering passion to combat one of the world’s toughest diseases,” added Peralta. “It will be a privilege to lead a team that exemplifies operational excellence and is committed to making the company’s transformative technology accessible to everyone, everywhere.”