IAMERS is an international diagnostic imaging trade association. In a recent news releases IAMERS announced that Richardson Electronics Vice President Jerald Olsen, who joined the IAMERS Board in January 2021, will become chairman of marketing.
IAMERS President Diana Upton applauded Jerald’s decision to take on the marketing chairmanship.
“Jerald is a proven leader in our industry,” Upton said. “His unique contributions to Richardson and prior experience with Varex and Varian Medical Systems will contribute to his new role. We will so benefit from his skills as he really is a cross-functional team leader. Jerald’s many civic contributions over the years and his continued dedication to Richardson’s clients, tell us what a truly dynamic leader he is. We are so fortunate.”
Richardson Electronics Ltd. is a leading global provider of engineered solutions, power grid and microwave tubes and related consumables; power conversion and RF and microwave components and replacement parts for diagnostic imaging equipment; and customized display solutions.
IAMERS has also announced the appointment of Intermountain Healthcare Clinical Engineering Director Mike Powers, MBA, AAMIF, CDP, to the IAMERS Board of Directors.
“Mike is a healthcare industry leader. He brings a wealth of experience and team building to the IAMERS Board with his clinical engineering experience at Intermountain Health care and from his prior experience at Christiana Care,” Upton said. “We look forward to Mike continuing to share his HDO insights and guidance – always offered with due modesty and good humor.”
Powers is a member of the AAMI Fellows Class of 2022 and currently a co-lead of the Cybersecurity of Legacy Medical Devices Task Group of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council. A former non-commissioned officer in the United States Navy, he has been recognized for his mentorship of employees and for his contributions to industry standards groups including as a contributor on Manufacturer Disclosure Statements for Medical Device Security.
Intermountain Healthcare is a non-profit health care system based in Utah and operating in 33 hospitals, one of them a virtual hospital, and almost 500 clinics across the Western United States.
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