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ContextVision AB — Board/Management Information 2010
Sep 14, 2010
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Anita Tollstadius appointed as CEO at ContextVision
Anita Tollstadius appointed as CEO at ContextVision
ContextVision Announces New CEO
Board member Anita Tollstadius brings 30 years of life science
experience to new role
BOSTON, Mass. and STOCKHOLM, Sweden - September 14, 2010 -
ContextVision (http://www.contextvision.com/), image enhancement partner
to global medical imaging manufacturers, today announced the appointment
of Anita Tollstadius as CEO, effective immediately. As member of the
company board of directors since 2008, Anita has been closely involved
in developing and formulating the company's current strategic business
plan. As CEO, Anita will be ideally positioned to use her strong
interpersonal skills, demonstrated business acumen and extensive
industry experience to drive change, motivate and thus implement the
plan.
"We feel extremely fortunate to have been able to win a person with
Anita's caliber to become CEO of ContextVision. I strongly feel she is
the right person at the right time with a strong and credible curricula
to lead the company going forward", said Erik Danielsen, Chairman of
ContextVision's board of directors. "The challenges as well as the
opportunities are great as ContextVision extends its 3D-imaging
capabilities across further medical imaging modalities and Anita is well
aware of what it will take to ultimately position the company for
continued success" continued Danielsen.
"During the last three decades ContextVision has established itself as
the premier developer of image enhancement software," commented
Tollstadius. "As I work with the board of directors and company to
consider additions to our extensive product lines, I will ensure our
continued emphasis on image quality for clinical advantage."
Tollstadius has held numerous management and organizational development
roles during her thirty-year career. In addition to serving on the
ContextVision board of directors since 2008, Tollstadius has counseled
other global medical technology companies on matters such as product
research and development, production, and communications. She holds a
M.B.A. from the Stockholm School of Economics and a M.Sc. in Pharmacy
from Uppsala University. She will continue to work in ContextVision's
Stockholm headquarters.
About ContextVision
ContextVision is the leading independent developer in medical imaging
enhancement, analysis and processing technologies, serving leading OEMs
and distributors for more than 25 years. ContextVision's patented GOP
algorithm allows unprecedented image quality to be achieved by
simultaneously enhancing fine structure while reducing noise and speckle
across MRI, X-Ray, Ultrasound and CT image data.
ContextVision's technology enables the company's customers to provide
superior digital imaging quality for hospitals and clinicians. Such
solutions promise more rapid and accurate diagnoses, reduced operator
eye fatigue, and ultimately, a greater return-on-investment for medical
imaging users. ContextVision's embedded imaging software is relied upon
daily by thousands of users around the globe. For more information,
please visit www.contextvision.com (http://www.contextvision.com/).
Contacts:
Anita Tollstadius, CEO
ContextVision AB
Phone: +46 (8) 750 3550 or +46 (0)70 337 3036
e-mail:
[email protected] ([email protected])
Bengt Hunyadi, CFO
ContextVision AB
Phone: +46 (0)8 750 3550 or +46 (0)708 38 25 26
e-mail: [email protected] ([email protected])