OREANDA-NEWS. Hoya Group PENTAX Medical has announced the appointment of Ganesh Ramaswamy to the position of Global President, PENTAX Medical.

"Hoya Group is extremely pleased to have Ganesh Ramaswamy lead the global division of PENTAX Medical," said Girts Cimermans, COO of Hoya Group Lifecare Segment. "Mr. Ramaswamy brings a wealth of knowledge, insight and experience from the medical device industry and has a proven track record of delivering results through developing and implementing strategic and operational changes in a multicultural environment. We expect his leadership to further advance the PENTAX Medical growth strategy".

Mr. Ramaswamy joined PENTAX Medical in 2011. Most recently, as Senior VP for Global Technology & Quality, he led the transformation and globalization of the R&D and Quality functions. Prior to his career with PENTAX Medical, Mr. Ramaswamy had spent several years with GE Healthcare in various strategic and operational roles in the U.S., Europe, and China. Mr. Ramaswamy holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin.

"I am honored and excited by the opportunity to lead our world-class team at PENTAX Medical" Mr. Ramaswamy says. "PENTAX Medical's strengths in medical endoscopy technology combined with the additional advantage of being part of Hoya Group will certainly enable us to be positioned as the global market leader in this field in the future. We will continue to execute on our commitments to deliver world-class products and services that yield tremendous clinical value propositions and economic value additions for our customers and patients."