ONI names Peter Pellerito as president and CEO

ONI Medical Systems Inc., a developer a high-field, 1.0T extremity MRI system, has named Peter Pellerito as president and CEO.
   
"ONI offers a unique opportunity to take MRI technology into the future with significant applications in specialty markets inside of radiology, orthopedics and many other clinical areas. We believe that our value proposition will fit the future standards of high quality and economic requirements" said Pellerito of his appointment.

Pellerito previously served as vice president and general manager for GE Healthcare Ultrasound business, where he successfully built and grew the modality from $35 million to over $450 million in sales and service revenue. Prior to that, Pellerito held several leadership positions at ATL Ultrasound in product development, sales, marketing and operations. Peter, as world wide director and vice president, led the product development team in launching new products and driving growth to 35 percent annually.

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