Orthocrat appoints new VP of business development

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Orthocrat, a provider of orthopedics planning and templating systems, this week announced the appointment of Hayim Raclaw to the newly established position of vice president of business development.
            
 Prior to this appointment, Raclaw was vice president of ContextVision Inc., the North American subsidiary of ContextVision AB of Stockholm, Sweden, a medical image enhancement and processing company.  In that position, he directed business development and sales throughout North America and successfully quadrupled annual revenue from the U.S. and Israel. Additionally, Raclaw brings to the position over six years of experience with Cedara Software Corp, where he most recently served as director of business development.

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