Vital Images, Inc. | 5850 Opus Parkway | Minnetonka, MN 55343 | Phone: 952–487–9502 | Fax: 952–487–9790 | mcarrel@vitalimages.com
Michael H. Carrel became president and CEO of Vital Images,Inc., a Minnetonka-based provider of visualization software used by gives radiologists, cardiologists, and other medical specialists in January 2008, after having served for three years as the company’s COO and CFO. Because its hospital customers have been especially hard hit by the economic downtown, Carrel is guiding Vital Images through a strategic transition to provide patients, physicians and hospitals with “anywhere, anytime” to its services. Carrel led a successful effort to raise $100 million for Vital Images in 2006. In 2004, her served as CEO of Zamba Corporation.
Born: August 24, 1970 in Buffalo, New York
Spouse: Renee, married September 25, 1999
Children: Lily, 8; and Charlotte, 6
Education:
• MBA, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
• BA, Accounting, Penn State University
Career History:
• President and CEO, Vital Images, Inc., January 2008–present
• COO and CFO, Vital Images, Inc., May 2005–January 2008
• Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Technology Solutions Company, January 2005–May 2005 (Technology Solutions acquired Zamba Corporation in December 2004)
• President and CEO, Zamba Corporation, July 2004–December 2004
• Executive Vice President, Zamba Corporation, October 2000–July 2004
• CFO, Zamba Corporation, 1998–2004
Outside Activities:
• Board Member, Twin Cities Big Brothers Big Sisters
• Past executive sponsor of United Way campaign for Vital Images
Awards:
• “40 under Forty”, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, 2008
Key Achievements:
• Vital Images became the first and only advanced medical visualization provider to achieve certification for Excellence in Service Operations by the Service & Support Professionals Association, 2009
• Raised $100 million for growth initiatives at Vital Images in 2006
