Nucletron appoints new VP for Asia Pacific

Walter Tarca has joined the Nucletron as the vice president (VP) for the Asia Pacific, and will oversee its business in the region through an expansion of its direct presence and increased investments in training and educational programs towards the adoption of brachytherapy.

Prior to joining the company, Tarca served as president of the Asia Pacific segment of Tyco Healthcare and helped to establish Tyco's first Asia Pacific operations in Japan in 1995 and South Korea in 1997, said Nucletron, based in Veenendaal, the Netherlands.

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