McDermott + Bull has successfully placed Karim Karti as Chief Executive Officer at RapidAI. Karim will refine and advance the company’s objectives around top growth, acquisitions, margin expansion, operational efficiency, and organization development. He will provide overall leadership and vision in developing the strategic direction of RapidAI to support product innovation and expand its international footprint, while maintaining the company’s position as a global industry leader.
Karim brings more than 25 years of experience in the MedTech industry, as well as significant global experience in healthcare technology and digital health. Most recently, he served as Chief Operating Officer at iRhythm Techonologies where he held a track record of success growing the company, launching breakthrough AI products, and achieving other key milestones. Before this, he spent 22 years at General Electric where he ultimately served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Healthcare Imaging, driving profitability, growth, and innovation.
RapidAI is the global leader in using AI to combat life-threatening vascular and neurovascular conditions. From home to hospital and ER to OR, RapidAI is leading the next evolution of clinical decision-making and patient workflow, bringing the end-to-end patient journey into focus. Based on intelligence gained from over four million scans in more than 2,000 hospitals in over 60 countries, the Rapid® platform transforms care coordination, offering care teams a level of patient visibility never before possible, saving lives, time, and money.
This executive search was completed by McDermott + Bull Partner Ken Dropiewski, Senior Executive Recruiter Quyen Doan, and Senior Research Associate Josh Nichols.
For more on the engagement, read the press release from Business Wire here.