MRI-guided ultrasound therapy provider InSightec has appointed Dr. Robert Sigal as president and COO, effective 13 November.
Sigal will be responsible for all commercial aspects of the Israeli firm, reporting to InSightec CEO and founder Dr. Kobi Vortman.
Sigal received his MD from Cochin Medical School in Paris, and his PhD in Neuroanatomy from Lille University. He has more than 39 years of experience in the medical field as a physician, and medical director as well as business leader in the medical equipment marketplace, InSightec said.
Sigal comes to the InSightec from GE Healthcare, where he served most recently as the general manager of GE Healthcare France. He also served as chairman of radiology at the comprehensive cancer center Institute Gustave Roussy in Villejuif Cedex, and as executive medical director.
Sigal's extensive business and medical experience, as well as expertise in medical equipment, are ideally suited to InSightec's needs, the company said.
