SonoSite Appoints John Bowers, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development and Patient Safety Innovations
11 September 2009 - 6:15AM
Business Wire
SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO), the world leader and
specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, today
announced the appointment of John S. Bowers, Jr. as Senior Vice
President of Strategic Development and Patient Safety
Innovations.
Mr. Bowers brings a depth of experience to SonoSite. With more
than 20 years in the medical technology industry, he has held a
number of general management, business development and sales
management leadership roles. Most recently, Mr. Bowers served as
the President and CEO of Northstar Neuroscience, Inc., a publicly
traded medical device company specializing in the development of
treatments for neurological diseases and disorders. Prior to
Northstar, he spent 14 years at Guidant Corporation and Eli Lilly
in management positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Bowers
holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics-Accounting from Gonzaga
University and earned his M.B.A from Harvard University.
“I am excited to welcome John to the SonoSite team,” said Kevin
M. Goodwin, SonoSite President and CEO. “His addition marks a new
era for the company as we sharpen our focus on strategic planning
and patient safety. His wealth of experience will be well utilized
as he drives product initiatives to cost effectively deliver
patient safety practices, optimize market strategies for future
products, and ultimately, direct the company’s corporate
development activities to identify growth strategies for
point-of-care ultrasound.”
About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world
leader in hand-carried ultrasound. Headquartered near Seattle, the
company is represented by ten subsidiaries and a global
distribution network in over 100 countries. SonoSite’s small,
lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the
clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high performance
ultrasound to the point of patient care. The company employs
approximately 750 people worldwide.
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