Executive Announcements: InitiaRT, McKesson

McKesson named Sunny Sanyal as chief operating officer of McKesson Provider Technologies (MPT), a unit of McKesson Corp. Sanyal, previously group president for Clinical Solutions, now provides leadership for all of MPT's North American operations under a new organizational structure based on high-growth market segments.  These segments include health systems, physician offices and other ambulatory settings, medical imaging, automation, and consumer technologies.  The new structure is designed to leverage McKesson's leadership position as an innovator in healthcare technology and workflow automation and accelerate the introduction of new products into strategic market segments, according to the company.


Uri Amir has been named general manager of InitiaRT, part of Initia Medical Technologies. Before this appointment, Amir served as vice president R&D and general manager of Galil Medical’s Israeli site. In his role, Amir is administering all research and development efforts and is responsible for worldwide commercial activities. Additionally, he is also responsible for integrating Initia-RT’s technologies in various joint efforts with research and commercial entities.

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