COCIR appoints new president

AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Mar 13, 2018

The European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical, and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR) has named Philips Healthcare executive Dr. Jan Kimpen as its new president.

Kimpen has been chief medical officer at Philips since 2016, and was previously CEO of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. He replaces outgoing COCIR President Joost Leeflang.

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