The company has named Guy Poloni as director of its MR Business Unit and Bill Newsom as director of the X-ray Vascular Business Unit. The pair will help implement strategic marketing plans that drive growth and profitability for their respective product lines. They also will interface with the global business units at Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation to communicate the needs and requirements of the U.S. market.
“Guy’s proven track record and expertise in the MR [magnetic resonance] market make him the perfect leader of the MR Business Unit,” said Calum Cunningham, vice president, Marketing and Strategic Business Development at Toshiba.
Poloni was Toshiba’s 3T product manager from 2011 to 2014 and most recently served as deputy director of MR at Toshiba Medical Research Institute. Prior to joining Toshiba, Poloni worked as the Sequence Development Unit director at Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center at the Jacobs Neurological Institute in Buffalo, N.Y.
Newsom also comes from within Toshiba, having been with the company since 2003. He has held several senior roles in the X-Ray Vascular Business Unit and in sales, having served most recently as the West Zone Business Manager for X-Ray Vascular.
“Bill’s extensive knowledge of the X-Ray vascular market and our products, and his dedication to giving customers a voice, will help drive sales for our industry-leading products in this segment,” said Cunningham.
With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services radiology and cardiovascular systems, including computed tomography (CT), MR, ultrasound, X-ray and cardiovascular equipment, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States.
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation provides medical diagnostic imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions such as CT, X-ray and vascular, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and MRI systems, as well as information systems for medical institutions. Toshiba Medical Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune 500 multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1875, the firm employs more than 200,000 people and generates annual sales of more than 6.5 trillion yen ($63 billion).