Echoserve hires Mussman as sales VP

Echoserve has hired Lyle Mussman as vice president (VP) of sales to provide leadership for its U.S. sales team.

Musmman has held several senior-level sales management positions over his 30-year career—most recently as the vice president of sales in North America for Ultrasonix Medical, according to the Golden, Colo.-based Echoserve. Previous to Ultrasonix, Mussman ran sales for GE Medical’s specialty markets group in the Americas region.

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