Louis Scafuri was appointed CEO of Syneron in February 2009, bringing with him a proven track record of managerial experience and experience in the medical aesthetic market. Among many executive positions, Mr. Scafuri was the COO and President of GE Marquette Medical Systems, where he led a corporate-wide strategic planning and restructuring efforts to improve global operational efficiencies. Mr. Scafuri worked at Marquette for sixteen years and played a key role in the acquisition of Marquette by GE Medical Systems. In April 1999, Mr. Scafuri was recruited to the COO position in ESC Medical, where he was in charge of the worldwide sales, R&D and operations of the company. Mr. Scafuri led the acquisition and integration of Coherent by ESC that created the world's largest medical laser company with annual revenues of $400 million. From 2002, Mr. Scafuri acted as an entrepreneur and angel investor in medical device and medical aesthetic companies in the U.S. Mr. Scafuri holds a B.Sc. degree in biology from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY in 1975.