Windber, PA - April 6, 2009–Applied Computational Technologies (AppCompTech) has announced the appointment of Paul J. Mirabella, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Naviscan, Inc., to the company’s Board of Managers. 

“Paul brings decades of industry knowledge and leadership to the board of Applied Computational Technologies,” says Kathy Blum, CEO, AppCompTech. “With his extensive experience in leading medical diagnostic, service and software-related businesses, as well as world-wide experience as a consultant with emerging companies and Fortune 50 organizations, Paul will be a valued member of our board.”

 
Paul joined Naviscan in July 2007 as an investor, president and CEO. He was appointed chairman and CEO in January 2008. He has a personal commitment to early identification and effective treatment of breast cancer, and is excited about the technology employed by Naviscan’s Positron Emission Tomography, according to Blum.

Paul was promoted to president and CEO, Global Diagnostic Imaging, in 2004 with additional responsibility for Global X-Ray, MR, CT, PET, Nuclear and the Workstation and Application Software businesses. Paul held this position until he retired from General Electric (GE) in 2006. 

While at GE, Paul was formerly vice president and general manager - Americas Sales & Marketing, from 1994 to 1999, when he was promoted to president and CEO, GE Healthcare – Americas.

Paul joined GE Healthcare in 1976 as a program manager for the emerging CT business. He holds four patents in this area, the most recent of which was awarded in 2004. Paul completed his MBA from the University of Wisconsin in 1978, and is a 1971 graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics. 

Paul is on the Board of Directors for the Radiological Society of North America and the Vince Lombardi Charitable Funds in Milwaukee, Wis. He was also a member of Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle’s Economic Council.