Singapore, Nov 16, 2009: Accuray Incorporated, a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, has announced that Mr Juki Hozumi has joined Accuray as General Manager of Japan effective November 1, 2009.

Prior to joining Accuray, Mr Hozumi worked for Johnson & Johnson where he served as Vice President of LifeScan, Japan and General Manager of Independence Technology. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, Hozumi held various business leadership positions in Sales & Marketing, Business Development, Corporate Planning, and Channel Development at GE Medical Systems and Apple Japan.

"Mr Juki Hozumi's established track record in both larger global companies where he drove rapid growth and acceptance of new product offerings, and smaller companies where he built and lead teams to grow market share, is a perfect complement to Accuray Japan," said Dr Euan S Thomson, President of Accuray. "We are very excited to have him on board and see this as a major step toward the success of our regional business model and the CyberKnife System's global expansion."

Mr Hozumi will report to Dr Euan Thomson, and will be fully responsible for leading sales, service and marketing for the Japan region. According to the company, presently there are 21 CyberKnife Systems installed throughout Japan, making it the second largest installed base of CyberKnife Systems after the United States.

 

The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is said to be the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non-invasively.