Toshiba Appoints Director of Sales Support, Full Line Sales; Eric Fox Provides Sales...

Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers

TUSTIN, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--April 20, 2001

Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS) today announced that Eric Fox has been hired as director, sales support, full line sales, and will concentrate his efforts on managing the department's

"Through his years of experience, Mr. Fox has acquired a solid reputation as a results-oriented director," said Kreps. "I am confident that he will provide the leadership necessary to successfully guide our sales organization."

As director, Fox is responsible for overseeing the sales department's business and financial responsibilities, and is taking the lead in the design and implementation of sales tools and processes. Fox is also directing the further development of the high-speed data management software system that serves as the backbone of Toshiba's 24-hour customer service support center.

Before joining Toshiba, Fox was vice president, domestic sales, for I-Flow Corp. in Lake Forest, Calif. Prior to that, he spent 18 years with B. Braun McGaw Inc. (formerly a division of American Hospital Supply Corp.) in Irvine, Calif. During his tenure at McGaw, the positions he held included director of sales administration and director of sales training and management development.

Fox graduated with a bachelor of science degree from the Indiana University School of Business in Bloomington, Ind. He also holds a certificate in quality management from George Washington University's Deming School of Quality Management in Washington, D.C.

With headquarters in Tustin, Toshiba America Medical Systems is a subsidiary of Toshiba America Inc., which employs 10,000 throughout the United States. TAMS markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems, coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research and has responsibility for research and development for all modalities in the United States.

Toshiba's imaging products include CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and both conventional and vascular X-ray systems. Toshiba Corp. is a major provider of electronics and energy systems and products, and is a $54 billion organization with more than 191,000 employees worldwide.