VirtualScopics Names Eric Converse As Interim CEO

(RTTNews) - VirtualScopics Inc. (VSCP), a provider of quantitative imaging, announced the appointment of current board member, Eric Converse as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Converse succeeds Jeff Markin, President and CEO since 2006, who has stepped down to pursue other interests.

The company also announced that the Board has retained Korn/Ferry International, a leading executive recruiting firm, to initiate a search process for the next CEO.

The company also noted that it plans to establish a world-class Scientific Advisory Board or SAB, which will comprise insight and analysis from Edward Ashton, VirtualScopics' Chief Scientific Officer, as well as top scientists and researchers from around the world.

Eric Converse, 47, has been associated with Nedamco Capital, a privately-held international investment firm since 2002. During his tenure, he has held multiple board and executive management seats on behalf of the firm, including serving as CEO of Oblicore (Waltham, MA), where he led the sale of that firm to CA Technologies. Earlier in his career, Converse was CEO of Oneswoop.com (London, UK), which was acquired by Norwich Union Consumer Products, now Aviva.