Caprius NEWS today.., 8:28 am Eastern Time ..Company Press Release
Caprius Adds Two Executives To Its Senior Management Team
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1997--Caprius, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAPR - news) today announced the
appointment of two new members to its senior management team.
Catherine Coleman, formerly vice president, of breast center development with Salick Health Care, Inc., was appointed vice
president, clinical breast programs and market development; and Rich Mastronardi was named vice president of operations
and general manager.
Coleman's new responsibilities include developing the Company's breast imaging programs, researching and identifying new
sites, joint venture partners and associations throughout the U.S. for Caprius' Aurora(TM), the only FDA-cleared, dedicated
breast imaging system using MRI technology.
Coleman was at Salick for seven years, one of the country's premier health care providers. Her responsibilities at Salick
included director and then vice president of breast center development. Coleman is a respected leader in the breast health care
field. She has conducted over 600 local and national seminars for the public, business and industry on breast health care. She
is a California Registered Nurse with 25 years nursing and administrative experience in oncology and breast disease patient
care. She received a diploma in Registered Nursing from the Thomas Jefferson University School of Nursing.
Mastronardi brings more than 30 years of experience in the marketing and management of numerous high technologies for both
commercial and government markets. Prior to Caprius, he was with Thermo Power Corp., for ten years, where he was the
director of research and development and the vice president of the Tecogen Division. Mastronardi is a registered professional
engineer listed in Who's Who in America, 1996, with an MBA from Northeastern University and a BS in Aeronautical
Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
On the clinical front, the Aurora(TM) has been selected for installation at the following sites: the Faulkner Sagoff Centre for
Breast Health Care in Boston, Massachusetts; the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas; the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey; and Magee-Womens
Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Caprius, Inc., is dedicated to the development and commercialization of the Aurora(TM) system, a breast imaging system
based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The Aurora(TM) is the only FDA-cleared, MRI-based dedicated breast
imaging system in the United States.
Contact:
Ruder-Finn
Renee Martin, 212/593-5859
or
Caprius, Inc.
Beverly Tkaczenko, 800/476-0569 |
