PLANTATION, Fla., June 12,
2023 /CNW/ - Akumin Inc. ("Akumin" or the
"Company") (NASDAQ: AKU) (TSX: AKU) today announced the
appointment of Krishna Kumar as
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as
of June 16, 2023.
Krishna has valuable experience and exceptional insight into the
radiology space, having served as Senior Vice President &
Business Leader - Precision Diagnosis at Philips North America,
where he built a top performing team and business, over the last
four years. Prior to this role, he led global businesses in
Pathology, Oncology and Neuro at Philips based in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 2015-2019 and
prior thereto was the CEO of Philips India.
Before joining Philips, Krishna served in leadership roles
across the US, Japan, China and India with Johnson & Johnson, where he was
instrumental in building and scaling up many high growth businesses
with innovative go-to-market strategies.
"Krishna brings a powerful combination of strategic thinking,
operational and organization development experience and strong
relationships with health systems across North America that will be invaluable to
Akumin and our stakeholders. I have had the pleasure of knowing
Krishna for several years and am very excited to now be working
with him as part of our senior management team as we continue to
grow Akumin" said Riadh Zine,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Akumin.
Krishna is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate
from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, holds a post-graduate
degree in management from the Indian Institute of Management and an
undergraduate degree from Bangalore University in India.
About Akumin
Akumin is a national partner of choice for U.S. hospitals,
health systems and physician groups, with comprehensive solutions
addressing outsourced radiology and oncology service-line needs.
Akumin provides (1) fixed-site outpatient diagnostic imaging
services through a network of 180 owned and/or operated imaging
locations; and (2) outpatient radiology and oncology services and
solutions to approximately 1,100 hospitals and health systems
across 48 states. By combining clinical and operational expertise
with the latest advances in technology and information systems,
Akumin facilitates more efficient and effective diagnosis and
treatment for patients and their providers. Akumin's imaging
procedures include MRI, CT, positron emission tomography (PET and
PET/CT), ultrasound, diagnostic radiology (X-ray), mammography, and
other interventional procedures; cancer care services include a
full suite of radiation therapy and related offerings. For more
information, visit www.akumin.com and
www.alliancehealthcareservices-us.com.
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projections regarding future events.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of
opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered
reasonable by Akumin as of the date of this press release, are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and
other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity,
performance or achievements to be materially different from those
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