Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> April 18, 2005
TIM HANSEN joined Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., in July 2004 as CEO
and Director. He has held executive positions in the medical imaging
industry for over 20 years. Mr. Hansen served in sales, marketing, and
business development roles, and was VP of several P&L divisions for
leading companies in the imaging business, culminating in his
appointment as President, Picker Medical System. Just prior to joining
IDSI, Mr. Hansen was General Manager of the Radiation Management
Services business of Cardinal Health, responsible for a leadership
medical imaging quality assurance instrument and services division. Mr.
Hansen also guided that business through previous acquisitions and
divestitures by Syncor International and Inovision, respectively. During
his 20-year tenure with Picker and prior to being appointed President of
the $1.2 billion subsidiary of GEC/Marconi, Mr. Hansen served in
executive roles of product development, marketing, business
development/acquisitions and Operations. Picker International is a
leader in diagnostic imaging systems including CT, MRI, Nuclear
Medicine, and X-ray. Throughout his career Mr. Hansen developed and
launched dozens of new products in CT, NM, X-Ray, MRI and PACS areas. He
also managed 4,500 employees, maintained numerous global luminary
relationships, and acquired nine businesses including ElScint's CT
division. He began his medical imaging career in 1972 with GE Medical
Systems in various roles including National Sales manager, Marketing
Manager and Business Planner at a time when GE was entering the CT
market and gaining leadership across many imaging modalities. Mr. Hansen
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Profile
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Mr. Hansen: The company has been in existence for almost a decade
