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August 17, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- Vital Images, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTAL), a provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis solutions, has named Erkan Akyuz executive vice president of engineering.
He will be responsible for product development and report to president and chief executive officer Michael H. Carrel. Vikram Simha will continue as chief technology officer and will focus on setting direction and vision for the company's enterprise platform, and expanding relationships with marquee customers.
"We are very fortunate to have a seasoned executive like Erkan join our leadership team," said Carrel. "He is an exceptionally talented executive and engineer, and his experience complements our team perfectly. Erkan has an outstanding reputation in our industry, and is a proven leader in global technology organizations. The addition of Erkan is part of our investment in expanding and accelerating our product development programs to position the company for growth as the economy recovers."
"The combination of Erkan's enterprise imaging experience with Vital Images' strong clinical applications is key to executing on our vision," said Simha. "I have worked with Erkan in the past and he will help us innovate even faster. I am excited to team with someone so accomplished."
"I am proud to join Vital Images' strong engineering group," stated Akyuz. "I look forward to working with the team to advance the capabilities of Vital's products. We have exciting opportunities ahead collaborating with current customers on enterprise-wide applications and bringing Vital's industry-leading clinical applications to new customers."
Akyuz was most recently with Agfa HealthCare, a $1.8 billion subsidiary of Agfa, where he served as chief technology officer for several years. While at Agfa, Akyuz also led the Imaging Informatics and Radiology IT business units, with responsibility for a substantial portion of the IT business. Previously, he held a variety of technology leadership positions at Agfa, including vice president of R&D (1000+ engineers based in 13 different countries), director of technology and architecture, and director of process, methodologies and tools. At Agfa, Akyuz was actively involved in acquiring and integrating healthcare IT companies, and came to Agfa following Agfa's acquisition of Mitra Imaging, where he held various technical positions. Prior to Mitra Imaging, Akyuz was in software development with Atlantis Systems International, a defense contractor.
Akyuz received an executive MBA from INSEAD in France, a master's degree in computer science from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and communication systems. He is currently a candidate for a doctorate of computer science at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, and is a part-time professor of Health Informatics Management at Conestoga College, Kitchener, Canada.
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