• Ross Longhini has resigned as executive vice president/COO of American Medical Systems (AMS; Minnetonka, Minnesota). Longhini joined the company in 2003 as EVP/chief technology officer and was promoted in 2006 to EVP/COO. He will serve in his current role through early April to allow for a smooth transition of his responsibilities. Tony Bihl, President/CEO, said the COO position will not be filled, but that the company would take steps to add a top technology leader to its executive team to reinforce its commitment to being the technology leader in the pelvic health markets it serves. AMS is a diversified supplier of medical devices and procedures to cure erectile dysfunction, benign prostate hyperplasia, incontinence, menorrhagia, prolapse and other pelvic disorders in men and women.
• Richard Slansky has been named CFO of Digirad (Poway, California), a provider of diagnostic imaging systems, personnel and services. He replaces Interim CFO Todd Clyde, who will continue to serve as president/CEO. Slansky has served for the past six years as president/CFO of SpaceDev, a space technology/aerospace company acquired by Sierra Nevada Corp. in December.
• Edgar Heizer III, has been elected a member of the board of directors of LCA-Vision (Cincinnati), bringing total board membership to six, including five independent directors. Heizer is chairman and former CEO of Manus Health Systems, a multi-site dental-care provider he founded in 1997. LCA-Vision is a provider of laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus brand, operating 75 fixed-site laser vision correction centers in 32 states and 57 markets in the U.S. and a joint venture in Canada.