Leadership

“At Akesis, we see the need for the democratization of Radiation Medicine. We founded this company with the mission of providing access to high-quality, non-invasive treatment to patients everywhere. Akesis is addressing this mission in a unique way.”

Volker Stieber  |  Chairman of the Board

New Company, Seasoned Professionals

Director of Global Sales

Tim Rooney

Tim Rooney brings over 30 years of sales and sales management experience with medical device companies around the globe. In addition to his extensive international sales experience, Tim has managed and led several business units in North America, Europe and Japan for multinational medical device companies.

Director, Global Product Marketing and Management

Tim Prosser

Tim Prosser is a respected contributor to the radiation medicine community with more than 30 years of experience overseeing business operations, training, resource allocation, asset management, sales and the development of human capital for multimillion-dollar corporations. His professional associations include ASTRO, the AAPM and NEMA where he was Chair of the Radiation Oncology Public Relations Committee.

Engineering Director

Paco Hernandez Guerra (Consultant)

Paco Hernandez Guerra is a well-known contributor to the radiation medicine community, with 30+ years’ experience in the engineering of medical devices. During his career, Paco has worked for major radiation therapy companies leading a variety of R&D teams focused on product innovation. Paco has been granted many patents on advanced radiotherapy treatment techniques. He is currently an active member of the IEC Committee responsible for the IEC Standards for Radiotherapy.

Director, Global Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs

Chris Brown

Chris Brown has extensive experience in all aspects of quality and regulatory affairs within the radiation medicine segment. At Akesis, he works closely with the design, manufacturing, servicing, sales and marketing teams. His global experience and in-depth knowledge of radiation medicine has made him an internationally recognized expert who speaks frequently at industry events on regulatory challenges and solutions.

CEO

Ian Dickson

Ian Dickson is a strategic advisor and global operations leader with over 30 years of experience in the radiation medicine industry. His demonstrated successes in realizing improved business performance through global organizations, and driving and managing change, supports Akesis senior executives and cross-functional teams to drive the alignment and realization of the Akesis business objectives.

Director of Human Resources

Keith Chrzanowski

Keith Chrzanowski joined Akesis in 2019, bringing demonstrated skills and experience at scaling technologically innovative companies, aligning and building out employee culture/engagement and driving leadership, organizational and talent management capabilities for results.

Director of Operations

Lien Pham

Lien Pham has held a variety of leadership positions at major radiotherapy manufacturers for the last 30 years. With broad domestic and international experience leading manufacturing, installation and service teams, Lien is an accomplished executive who is well-recognized within the global radiation oncology community.