Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium, has appointed a new executive vice president for IT, the company reported.
Dr. Volker Wetekam will manage 3,000 staff members and report to Christian Reinaudo, president of Agfa HealthCare. Wetekam will define and implement the overall strategic plan for Agfa HealthCare's IT division, which manages both the company's Imaging Informatics and Enterprise IT businesses, including PACS, cardiovascular information systems (CVIS), and hospital and clinical information systems (HIS/CIS).
Wetekam has previously served as head of Siemens Healthcare's managed services, turnkey, eHealth, and consulting businesses in healthcare and was also head of the company's global IT marketing organization in Philadelphia.
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