SONO Sonos Inc

SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader in hand-carried ultrasound, today announced the appointment of David G. Willis as Vice President, Competitive Strategy and Innovation. In his new position, Mr. Willis will be a member of SonoSite's executive committee and report to Kevin M. Goodwin, President and CEO. "I am very pleased to welcome Dave back to SonoSite," said Mr. Goodwin. "As one of our original employees he was instrumental in shaping the direction and market positioning of our earlier generation products ranging from the 180(TM) system to the TITAN(R) system. His deep understanding of our customers' needs is based in ground level clinical experience. In this new position, Dave will work cross functionally with the Sales and Marketing and Product Development organizations to optimize our technology and market strategies. He will be a tremendous asset to us as we bring forward major innovations that will further expand and transform the role of ultrasound in medicine." Mr. Willis' career in ultrasound spans over 20 years and includes both clinical and corporate experience. He joined SonoSite in 1999 as Director of Product Marketing and was promoted to Vice President, Product and Channel Management in 2003. During that time he led the company's successful global launch of the TITAN system. Most recently, Mr. Willis was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ultrasonix Corp., a privately held, diagnostic ultrasound company based in Canada where he was responsible for establishing the company's U.S. and Canadian direct sales organizations and a dealer distribution network in South America. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Willis worked at ATL Ultrasound, now part of Philips Medical Systems, where he held positions of increasing responsibility for clinical marketing and international sales. Mr. Willis was also a sonographer at the Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg, Canada. He is a registered medical sonographer (RDMS, RDCS) and has completed the Executive Education Program at the Wharton School of Business. About SonoSite SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world leader in hand-carried ultrasound, with an installed base of more than 25,000 systems. The company, headquartered near Seattle, is represented by eight subsidiaries and a global distribution network in over 75 countries. SonoSite's small, lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high performance ultrasound to the point of patient care. The company employs approximately 500 people worldwide.