EOS imaging, a Paris-based company focused on two-dimensional and three-dimensional orthopedic medical imaging equipment, appointed a new board member chairman.
Gerard Hascoet was named chairman of the board on July 10. Here are five things to know about Mr. Hascoet:
1. He has more than 30 years of entrepreneurial and international experience, with previous positions at the medical technology branch of Thomson CGR. He founded Technomed International and Sometec, a hemodynamic monitoring company divested to Arrow International.
2. He was CEO of SpineVision from 2008 to 2011 and remains on the company's board.
3. Mr. Hascoet co-founded MD Start, a European incubator for medical technology companies, where he currently serves as executive chairman.
4. He is a venture partner of Sofinna, a European healthcare venture firm.
5. The former chairman of the board Mike J. Dormer had been the chairman of the board since 2012.
"Gerard Hascoet's strategic vision and entrepreneurial expertise in medical devices will be key assets to the company's progress in establishing a leadership position in orthopedic solutions based on imaging," said Marie Meynadier, CEO of EOS imaging.