IDC appoints Sbordone

Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) has named Rick Sbordone Senior VP for its digital radiography (DR) direct sales and dealer distribution channels for North America.

For the past seven years, Sbordone has held various managerial roles with Swissray International Inc. Prior to joining Swissray, Sbordone spent seven years as VP and then President of Empower Inc, an independent x-ray sales and service organization in New York's tri-state area.

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