VANCOUVER, BC, March 10,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarius Mobile Health, a
leading provider of high-definition wireless ultrasound systems,
announced today that Ohad Arazi has
been appointed as President. Arazi will transition into the role of
Chief Executive Officer in the second half of 2022, succeeding
Laurent Pelissier, Founder of
Clarius, who will take on the position of Chief Innovation Officer.
The company also announced today that Michael Berkson has stepped down as Chair and is
leaving the Board after joining six years ago as a founding member.
He will be succeeded as Board Chair by Don
Listwin.
These leadership changes are the culmination of the Board and
leadership succession plan, with a goal of capitalizing on the
strength of Clarius' performance in 2021, which delivered 100%
revenue growth year-over-year, and increasing the focus on
artificial intelligence and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to deliver
a complete handheld ultrasound solution.
"With more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive and
investor in digital health, medical imaging, and artificial
intelligence, Ohad has a wealth of knowledge to share," says
Pelissier. "His proven track record in scaling companies coupled
with the deep domain knowledge in imaging AI and workflow solutions
are exactly what our company needs for the next stage of our
evolution," he adds. "Having a seasoned operator on board will
allow me to focus on shaping the next wave of innovations to
further push the boundaries of medical imaging."
Arazi's background spans executive management, strategy, and
product management roles. He recently served as CEO of Zebra
Medical Vision, a leading imaging AI company, and was formerly the
Chief Strategy Officer at TELUS Health and a Senior Vice President
with Change Healthcare and McKesson's Medical Imaging
Group.
"We have tremendous tail winds propelling us forward, having
doubled our revenue in the past year and launched a SaaS membership
model that is gaining strong adoption with our users," says Arazi.
"I believe that by fusing innovations from the digital health and
medical device domains, handheld ultrasound can play a tremendous
role in transforming outcomes, decreasing cost, and enhancing
collaboration. I am humbled to take on this leadership role and
excited to learn from Laurent, who is one of the true innovators in
our industry."
Incoming Chair Don Listwin has
been a member of the Clarius board since 2021. He is a 35-year
veteran of the technology industry, recently serving as CEO of
Rapid.AI, a diagnostic and decision support system for physicians
treating stroke patients. He previously served as an Executive Vice
President at Cisco Systems, where he spent a decade, and as CEO of
Sana Security and Openwave. Listwin holds 10 board appointments,
serves as a technology partner at Sequoia Capital and Rally
Ventures, and is the founder of the Canary Foundation, dedicated to
the early detection of cancer. "I'm looking forward to working
closely with Laurent and Ohad to capitalize on this momentum and
help Clarius enter the next stage of our growth journey. We are
grateful to Michael Berkson for his
exemplary service and stewardship of the company as our Chair since
2018."
Additionally, Clarius announced that it has raised $20M in a strategic investment round led by
Nimbus Synergies and Export Development Canada, with participation
from existing investor Pender Ventures. This new investment will
enable Clarius to expand its commercial scale worldwide more
rapidly and capitalize on the momentum created by the introduction
of the company's third-generation product line earlier this year
along with a new SaaS membership model. Designed for all medical
specialists, the new pocket-sized scanners are available with
revolutionary pricing and new features.
"Clarius is the most disruptive ultrasound company in the market
today," says Paul Geyer, CEO of
Nimbus Synergies, who will be joining the company's Board, "fusing
high-performance ultrasound imaging, cloud data, and artificial
intelligence in a powerful ecosystem that provides significant
clinical value to improve patient care. The company has been
extremely capital efficient to date, and we know these additional
funds will fuel even faster growth."
About Clarius Mobile Health
Clarius is on a mission to make accurate, easy-to-use, and
affordable ultrasound tools available to all medical professionals
in every specialty. With decades of experience in medical imaging,
the team knows that great ultrasound imaging improves confidence
and patient care. Today, Clarius handheld wireless ultrasound
scanners connect to iOS and Android devices, delivering
high-resolution ultrasound images traditionally only available with
bulkier, high-end systems at a fraction of the cost.
Nearly two million high-definition scans have been performed
using Clarius wireless handheld scanners. Clarius wireless scanners
are used in hospitals, private practices, and veterinary clinics
available now in over 90 countries worldwide. Learn more at
www.clarius.com.
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