Rodolfo Gutierrez was the engineer who installed the first CT scanner in Latin America, at the neurological institute in Bogota, while working for GE in 1975.

Now his career has come full circle as the new Vice President of Sales for Latin America for IMIX Americas, Inc. The Finland-based OEM makes DR systems including digital detectors and X-ray equipment. Gutierrez was formerly with Imaging Dynamics Company of Calgary, Canada.

"Latin America is a very promising market because of the growing economies going from old, film-based X-ray and moving into digital to save money and get better images," Gutierrez said. "It's an improvement both economically and clinically."

Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese as well, Gutierrez will focus on markets in Chile, Brazil, Columbia, and Argentina.

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