Rostock, 27 October 2023 -The OR Technology Group appoints Tim Thurn as Managing Directorwith immediate effect.
Alongside his role as Chief Commercial Officer, Tim Thurn will be responsible for the operational matters of the ORTechnologyGroup. As a result, OR Technology Group will now be represented by Bernd Oehm (Chief Executive Officer), Michael Rieger (Chief Technology Officer) and Tim Thurn in an executive capacity.
Tim will contributehis expertise gained atrapidlygrowing and internationally operating “hidden champions”and support the OR Technology Group on its way to becoming an international medical technology and software provider for premium imaging and image management system solutions.Since joining the company in April 2023,he has already been able to set the first growth impulses together with the team. “I am looking forward to taking on the extended responsibility and developing the OR Technology Group further alongsideBernd and Michael, as well as the entire team.
There is a great demand in diagnostic imaging. The OR Technology Group has successfully positioned itself in the human, veterinary,and industrial markets in recent years. It is my ambition to further expand ourposition internationally and to provide both partners and patients with improved access to our products and services,” comments Tim Thurn.
Bernd Oehm adds: “We are very pleased to have won Tim for this newly created position in the company and wish him all the best for the future. We are sure that he will master the upcoming challenges together with our employees and will position and strengthen the group of companies even more broadly, both nationally and internationally.
“The main shareholders, advised by Rigeto Unternehmerkapital, are delighted to have gained such an experienced growth expert for their shared vision. Borislav Toninski, partner at Rigeto Unternehmerkapital, comments: “Tim’s appointment as Managing Director is a significant milestone in the development of the OR Technology Group for becoming the leading international niche provider of systems and software for digital X-ray and diagnostic imaging. We are proud of the successes already achieved and look forward to continuing to accompany Tim and the entire management team on this exciting journey.”
The OR Technology Group is a rapidly growing group of companies specialising in digital imaging solutions for medicine and industry with a strong focus on software. The main company, Oehm und Rehbein GmbH, based in Rostock, has been active as a manufacturer of digital X-ray technology and developer of image management systems since 1991. In 2022, Celtic SMR Ltd, a leading Value-Added-Distributor in the veterinary and human medical technology market in the UK, was acquired. This enabled the company to establish a leading position in the second largest European market.
