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Elekta Names New Head of Asia Pacific Operation

Stockholm

2010-03-26

Ian Alexander has been named Executive Vice President of Elekta’s Asia Pacific Region.


Ian Alexander has been a member of Elekta’s Executive Committee since 2008 and is currently COO of the company. Prior to joining Elekta, he has held several senior regional management positions, running the European Region at Bayer Diagnostics and the Asia Pacific Region while at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.

Ian Alexander will assume the position effective May 1, 2010. He is replacing Laurent Leksell who has been acting in the position since December of 2008.

 

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For further information, please contact:

Stina Thorman, Vice President Corporate Communications, Elekta AB
Tel: +46 8 587 254 37, email: stina.thorman@elekta.com
 Time zone: CET: Central European

Michelle Lee, Director, Global Public Relations and Brand Management, Elekta
Tel: +1 770-670-2447, email: michelle.lee@elekta.com
 Time zone: EDT: Eastern Daylight Time

About Elekta

Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. The company develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy and radiosurgery, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the spectrum of cancer care.

Stretching the boundaries of science and technology, providing intelligent and resource-efficient solutions that offer confidence to both healthcare providers and patients, Elekta aims to improve, prolong and even save patient lives, making the future possible today.

Today, Elekta solutions in oncology and neurosurgery are used in over 5,000 hospitals globally, and every day more than 100,000 patients receive diagnosis, treatment or follow-up with the help of a solution from the Elekta Group.

Elekta employs around 2,500 employees globally. The corporate headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and the company is listed on the Nordic Exchange under the ticker EKTAb.

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