Clifford E. Kress is Senior Vice President of MEDRAD’s Radiology Business. He oversees operations, new product development, sales and marketing, regulatory activities and administrative functions. MEDRAD’s Radiology Business includes products for computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and molecular imaging.
Cliff has been a Senior Vice President for MEDRAD since 1998. He has been a leading developer of MEDRAD's marketing capability for over 20 years with particular emphasis on strategic planning, brand management and new product development.
Prior to being named Senior Vice President of Radiology, Cliff served as Senior Vice President for Computed Tomography, where he was responsible for new product development, marketing, and regulatory activities. Cliff also served as Senior Vice President of Marketing from 2000 to 2003 and Vice President of Marketing from 1994 to 2000. Prior to 1994, he held various marketing management positions at MEDRAD.
Before joining MEDRAD, Cliff's experience included five years in the field of Orthopedic Surgery. He worked in the areas of product development and product management for both capital equipment and disposables for Dyonics, Inc. (Smith and Nephew) in Andover, MA from 1979 until 1983.
Cliff received a B.A. in Biology in 1977 from Clark University in Worcester, Mass. In 1983, he earned an MBA in Marketing from Bentley College in Waltham, Mass. Cliff has also been a frequent lecturer at the Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business. He serves as Vice Chairmen on the Board of Trustees for the Bradley Center, a regional behavioral healthcare and child welfare system that provides comprehensive and caring services to children, youth and families. Cliff is also on the Board of Trustees for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.