New Aloka management in Europe

Diagnostic ultrasound developer Aloka has appointed Masanobu Tada as president, and Carlos Faustmann as vice president of operations of Aloka Holding Europe, the company's wholly owned European headquarters in Switzerland.

Tada has been the firm’s general manager responsible for global marketing since 2002. This past August, he was transferred to Aloka Holding Europe, according to the Japan-based Aloka.

Faustman joined Aloka Holding Europe in April and brings many years of experience in the ultrasound business in senior management positions at Acuson and Siemens Ultrasound, the company said.

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