TechniScan Medical Systems Welcomes ADAC Automotive CEO Hungerford to Board of Directors
SALT LAKE CITY & GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--Kenneth G. Hungerford, II, CEO of ADAC Automotive, has joined the Board of Directors of TechniScan Medical Systems (TMS), Inc., a Salt Lake City-based developer of ultrasound technology for breast imaging. Hungerford has been the president of ADAC Automotive since 1985, where his leadership has resulted in tremendous growth for the Grand Rapids-based automotive plastics manufacturer. Fifteen years ago, ADAC had 275 employees and $25.2 million in sales; today the company employs approximately 1,500 people in North America with annual sales in excess of $225 million.
“Ken’s more than 30 years experience in the private funding of development stage companies - along with his positions as founding director of Edge Industries, Lomak Petroleum, Applied Image Technology, Brilliance Audiobooks and WMXI Broadcasting - will significantly benefit TechniScan’s future growth and funding efforts,” noted David Robinson, TechniScan President and CEO.
Hungerford currently sits on the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s Health Care in Grand Rapids. A Certified Public Accountant in the State of Michigan since 1970, Hungerford received a BBA degree from the University of Notre Dame.
About TechniScan Medical Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1984, TMS (www.techniscanmedicalsystems.com) uses an ultrasound technology called inverse scattering, which makes use of the entire spectrum of information available from the ultrasound signal. The resulting diagnostic information includes ultrasound transmission tomography images in a format similar to that provided by MRI and CT imaging. In addition, UltraSound CT™ provides indices of speed and attenuation of sound, tissue properties that may provide physicians with valuable diagnostic information.