CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
15 June 2009
Company News
Tacton Employs a Highly Experienced Sales Executive as a Chief Business Officer
Tacton Systems announce the appointment of Dr Tom Francke as a Chief Business Officer.
He is based in Stockholm and will be in charge of the Sales Department.
In 1997, Dr Francke founded XCounter AB, a technology leader in 3D medical imaging, where he acted as CEO and director of the Board until 2008. XCounter is since 2006 listed on AIM of the London Stock Exchange.
Dr Francke has worked closely with the medical imaging industry and early start-up companies, including acting as vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Supersonic Imagine, a French technology leader in ultrasound imaging, and director of the Board in LightLab AB, a Swedish company developing mercury free low-energy lamps.
He has also developed radiation instruments for astroparticle physics research on behalf of a number of universities, research laboratories and space agencies around the world, including CERN, NASA, CNRS etc.
Dr Francke has received a number of awards, including the 2007 Frost&Sullivan Award for Entrepreneurial Company, 2007 Bronze Medal at “Salon International des Inventions” in Geneva, 1999 Honorary Award of Innovation Cup, and the Sparre Prize in 1990 from the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences.
“Tacton has an innovative and unique product solution. I strongly believe that the Configurator technology and design automation platform carry significant value and market potential. I am looking forward to working with the Tacton team in the further development of Tacton’s business,” says Tom Francke.
For information please contact:
Tacton Systems AB
Christer Wallberg, CEO
Telephone: +46 (0)8 690 07 50. Cell: +46 (0)730 32 49 70
E-mail: christer.wallberg@tacton.com
Tom Francke, CBO
Telephone: +46 (0)8 690 07 50. Cell: +46 (0)70 545 32 23
E-mail: tom.francke@tacton.com
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