RADinfo SYSTEMS names new VP of sales and marketing

RADinfo SYSTEMS Inc. announced that Dave Armstrong has joined the company as the new vice president of sales and marketing effective immediately.

Armstrong has worked in the heath IT industry for over 43 years. His background includes a 16-year tenure with Fujifilm Medical Systems, USA Inc., first as director and vice president of electronic imaging, then as vice president of sales, and finally as vice president of government business. In that position, his responsibilities including the managing of each launch of CR equipment and laser imagers. Before Fujifilm, Armstrong began his career at GE Medical Systems, where he worked for 10 years. He has also owned an independent medical equipment dealership and spent five years with Diasonics and Fischer Imaging as vice president of marketing and sales.

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