WAUWATOSA, WI -- GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) proudly announced today that William Carrano, a leading ultrasound industry veteran, has joined the GE Healthcare General Imaging Ultrasound business team.

In his new role of Vice President, Strategic Business Management, Ultrasound, Carrano will lead and manage long-term relationships with key customers at leading U.S. healthcare facilities and be a key contributor to GE's long term ultrasound strategy and vision. "I'm extraordinarily excited to be joining GE, "said Carrano." When I made this change, I was looking for a company that was cutting edge in both their product technology and their commitment to ensure their key leadership. GE's filled that role. I also was tremendously impressed with the people comprising the GE ultrasound team and their dedication to ultrasound technology."

Brian McEathron, GE General Manager, General Imaging Ultrasound, said, "GE is thrilled to have an industry visionary like Bill Carrano join our team. Bill's experience and leadership on key imaging industry products and issues will greatly benefit GE's technology platform. We are confident that his knowledge will be incredibly beneficial to our customers and luminaries in the ultrasound industry."
Carrano started his career almost 30 years ago in ultrasound engineering. Most recently, he was the Divisional Vice President for the Siemens USA medical ultrasound organization, including the marketing organization, sales distribution channels, strategic & tactical marketing and national account development. In addition to several other leadership roles at Siemens, Bill served in key management roles at Acuson, Toshiba America Medical Systems, and has had vast experience in imaging new product development and marketing, as well as experience in U.S. and international new market development, sales and distribution.

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GE Healthcare's broad range of products and services enable healthcare providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, neurological diseases and other conditions earlier. Our vision for the future is to enable a new "early health" model of care focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and disease prevention. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 46,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com.

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