Caroline Leksell Cooke blir ny chef för Elekta Neuro Solutions

Elekta meddelar att Caroline Leksell Cooke kommer att tillträda rollen som Senior Vice President och chef för Neuro Solutions, med start den 1 november 2024. Caroline Leksell Cooke planerar att lämna sin nuvarande position som ledamot i styrelsen när hon tar sig an den nya rollen.

Leksell Cooke has been a dedicated member of the Board since 2017. She has extensive global experience in the software sector, with various positions in Google and, most recently, founded her own company focusing on digital transformation.

Elekta’s business line, Neuro Solutions, encompasses the company’s pioneering systems, Leksell Gamma Knife as well as Leksell Stereotactic Frame. The business line employs approximately 300 individuals who serve customers globally.

“I am delighted that Caroline Leksell Cooke will take on an operational role within Elekta. Her leadership will drive our neuro business forward and enhance our global customer relationships,” said Gustaf Salford, CEO and President. “In recent years, Caroline has played an integral part in developing Elekta as a Board member, and she has been instrumental in representing our neuro business across the globe. Following a comprehensive internal and external recruitment process, she emerged as the ideal candidate to lead this crucial segment of our business.”

Caroline Leksell Cooke added: “I look forward to continuing to advance the neuro solutions that Elekta is renowned for. Over the past seven years, within the Board of Directors, as well as my long international career within the software industry, I have gained invaluable insights and experiences that I will carry with me into my new role. We will now drive our proud legacy forward and bring new innovations to clinicians for the benefit of millions of patients across the world. I am also proud to be the third generation of the Leksell family taking Leksell Gamma Knife into the future.”