DIH Management
The Leadership Team
The team leading DIH are counted amongst some of the most pioneering, respected and seasoned management in the industry, each coming from more than 20 years of experience.
Jason Chen
CEO/CFO, Chairman of the Board
Jason has 20+ years of global leadership & business development experience within the Healthcare industry.
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Jason Chen
CEO/CFO, Chairman of the Board
Prior to DIH, Jason was Global Senior VP at Cardinal Health and President of Asia, where he led its global strategic sourcing initiatives & Asia-wide businesses & operations. Before that, Jason spent 10+ years with GE in various roles from CFO at GE Clinical Services, GM of Greater Chins GSO, to BD manager within the Corporate M&A team.
Jason has successfully built up DIH from scratch to a leading brand within the healthcare industry and attracted a passionate global team and partners with shared interests and dedication. As a recognized leader, he has won multiple awards, such as China Economy Figure, Leader of China’s AI Industry, Top 10 Leaders of China’s Health Industry Reform, etc. Jason holds an Executive Master from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, an MBA from CEIBS, plus a fellowship at London Business School.
Patrick Bruno
Chief Market Officer, Hospital & Clinical BU
Patrick has 20+ years of global sales & leadership experience within the healthcare industry.
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Patrick Bruno
Chief Market Officer, Hospital & Clinical BU
Prior to DIH, he was the Integration Manager, General Manager, Sales Director at Qiagen where he led global key account and commercialization strategies. Before that, he was with Siemens Healthcare where he held the position of CEO, Switzerland and has also held the position of Head of Product Management at Roche Diagnostic. Patrick has played an instrumental role in driving rapid organic growth at DIH by leveraging his commercial expertise and drive. Patrick holds a BBA, GSBA Zürich (Switzerland), a Microbiology University of Innsbruck (Austria) and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Bologna (Italy).
Frans Steenbrink
Global VP Research Solutions, Research BU
During his 10+ years at Motek/DIH Frans has been bridging Motek’s technology platform with the various markets.
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Frans Steenbrink
Global VP Research Solutions, Research BU
Frans was trained as a Physical Therapist and holds a master’s in Human Movement Sciences from the VU University, Amsterdam (the Netherlands). He holds a PhD in Clinical Biomechanics from the Graduate School of Medicine of the University of Leiden (the Netherlands), departments of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine. At DIH, he has managed several innovative product developments, led international research consortia and established a renowned network of researchers and clinicians supporting global market development for the Motek brand. In 2020 Frans was named VP Research Solutions for DIH.
Andres Bataszew
Senior Director International Direct Sales
Andres has 10+ years Management Consulting and General Management experience in both public and private sectors.
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Andres Bataszew
Senior Director International Direct Sales
Prior to DIH, Andres was the Controlling Director at the Ministry of Finance in Chile, integrating 13 public agencies like Customs, IRS, Treasury, and others. Before that, he performed as Strategy Consultant at Accenture. Andres joined DIH in 2016, starting at Hocoma AG in Zürich as Head of Sales Clinic Market, then rapidly taking the lead of the LATAM Hub in Santiago de Chile in 2017 and since 2021 has been responsible for the Direct Market in Germany. Andres holds a M.Eng. degree from the Universidad of Chile and an MBA from IMD
(Switzerland). Andres stands out for his commitment to projects and work teams, high adaptability in the face of new challenges and his ability to identify opportunities for improvement through strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
Patrick Trachsler
Global VP Supply Chain and Order Management
Patrick has 25+ years of global logistics & leadership experience in various industries and joined DIH to consolidate the global supply chain.
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Patrick Trachsler
Global VP Supply Chain and Order Management
Prior to DIH, he was responsible for equipment importation for the BMW plants in North China, one of the most advanced and biggest plants globally from BMW. Patrick lived and worked in China for 4.5 years. Prior to this role, he was head of export and transportation for several companies. Patrick lectures in the field of logistics & transportation and provides external training. He has built up the global order fulfillment team at DIH and enabled and professionalized the setup in terms of global transportation at manufacturers Hocoma and Motek and the regions. Since 1st of October 2020, he has been responsible for the global supply chain where he has built up more competencies in order to strengthen and streamline the global operations.manufacturers Hocoma and Motek and the regions. Since 1st of October 2020, he has been responsible for the global supply chain where he has built up more competencies in order to strengthen and streamline the global operations.
Marco Albuquerque
Global Head of Customer Success, Hospital & Clinical BU
Marco has +20 years of experience as International Senior Executive within the Healthcare Market.
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Marco Albuquerque
Global Head of Customer Success, Hospital & Clinical BU
Marco joined DIH after 2 decades of experience as International Senior Executive in Multinational Companies such as Siemens and GE within the Healthcare Market. The last 4 years were spent at Siemens as Global Technical Support Manager and APAC Key Account Manager where he was responsible for managing a specialized team for the Global Technical support for the Magnetic Resonance and for delivering customer service solutions in more than 200 countries worldwide.
Marco holds a bachelor’s degree in Electric Engineering from the University of Rio De Janeiro and speaks fluent Portuguese, English and Spanish. He also has advanced knowledge of German.
Vinayak Desai
Global Head Technical Support, Research BU
Vinayak has 16+ years of proven experience in the Service and support department within the IT and Health care industry.
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Vinayak Desai
Global Head Technical Support, Research BU
Prior to joining Motek (DIH), he was associated with Global brands like DELL, EMC2 & iGATE solutions, managing their technical service and support department while also driving high customer satisfaction in multiple countries. He played an instrumental role in building the team by training and mentoring new talent. At Motek, he has managed the technical support department for research products. He has been a part of the core team for the implementation of the CRM/ERP system. Before starting his role as Global Head of Technical Support, he managed the product support for HocoNet (cloud product). He completed his education at the University of Mumbai, India.
LaTonya Vincent
Global VP, FP & A and Commercial Finance & Operation
LaTonya has 35 years of corporate experience leading global teams across various industries including consumer, healthcare, logistics and clean energy.
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LaTonya Vincent
Global VP, FP & A and Commercial Finance & Operation
LaTonya has held leadership roles in finance, supply chain and operations at Motorola and General Electric. She has also served as the change management leader for Brambles’ global finance transformation initiatives in Asia, Europe, Australia, North and Latin America. LaTonya earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida Atlantic University and a master’s degree in accounting from Nova Southeastern University. She is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt. She also studied commercial strategy at Northwestern University and is a graduate of the Executive Leadership Programme at INSEAD University in Fountainbleu, France.
Bettina Studer
Global Head of Clinical and Scientific Affairs
Bettina has 10+ years of experience in neurorehabilitation and clinical research in academic, clinical and industry settings.
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Bettina Studer
Global Head of Clinical and Scientific Affairs
Bettina joined DIH as Global Head of Clinical and Scientific Affairs in 2021. Prior to DIH, she was the Head of Research and Development at one of our customers in Germany for 7 years, where she was developing new therapy approaches for inpatient neurorehabilitation and ran clinical research, including big data analyses on rehabilitation outcomes. She also has over twelve years of working experience as an academic neuroscientific researcher at several top European Universities and has authored over 30 scientific publications.
Bettina holds a habilitation in Psychology from University of Dusseldorf, a PhD in Experimental Psychology from University of Cambridge, and a Master of Science in Psychology/Neuropsychology from University of Zurich.
Paul N. Karatzas
Vice President of Sales, North America
Paul has worked within diverse cultures for both market leaders as well as small medical device start-up operations in many market segments.
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Paul N. Karatzas
Vice President of Sales, North America
Paul has more than 20 years of experience in medical device sales, including building and managing high-performing sales teams, and developing successful, mutually beneficial client relationships. He is an experienced, respected, enthusiastic & genuinely trusted commercial sales leader who is a strong communicator that seeks alignment.
Paul has played a key role in guiding swift consistent sales growth at DIH by leveraging his knowledge of the sales process, team spirit, and drive.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Science from Southern Illinois University as well as a Master of Business Administration.
Sebastian Tan
Regional Sales Director, APAC
Sebastian brings with him more than 20 years of regional commercial experiences in Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices.
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Sebastian Tan
Regional Sales Director, APAC
He has been instrumental in driving business model changes, building organization and implementing strategic growth initiatives in well-known MedTech companies like Abbott, Medtronic and Zimmer Biomet. Being a pharmacist by profession graduated from the Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland UK, Sebastian also obtained his MBA from Strathclyde Business School of Scotland, UK.
Jason Chen
CEO, Chairman of the Board
Jason has 20+ years of global leadership & business development experience within the Healthcare industry. Prior to DIH, Jason was Global Senior VP at Cardinal Health and President of Asia, led its global strategic sourcing initiatives & Asia-wide businesses & operations. Before that, Jason spent 10+ years with GE at various roles from CFO at GE Clinical Services, GM of Greater Chins GSO, to BD manager within the Corporate M&A team.
Jason has successfully built DIH from scratch to a leading brand within the healthcare industry and attracted a passionate global team & partners with shared passions & dedication. As a recognized leader, he has won multiple awards, such as China Economy Figure, Leader of China’s AI Industry, Top 10 Leaders of China’s Health Industry Reform, etc. Jason holds Executive Master from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, an MBA from CEIBS, plus a fellowship at London Business School.
Patrick Bruno
Chief Market Officer Hospital Solution
Patrick has 20+ years of global sales & leadership experience within the healthcare industry. Prior to DIH, he was the Integration Manager, General Manager, Sales Director at Qiagen where he led global key account & commercialization strategies. Before that, he was with Siemens Healthcare where he held the position of CEO, Switzerland; and was the Head of Product Management at Roche Diagnostic. Patrick has played an instrumental role in driving rapid organic growth at DIH by leveraging his commercial expertise & drive. Patrick holds a BBA, GSBA Zürich (Switzerland), a Mag. rer. nat., Microbiology University of Innsbruck (Austria) and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Bologna (Italy).
Thomas Kunzli
Chief Technology Officer
After seven years with Muller Martini AG, Thomas joined DIH (Hocoma) to lead software development and innovation project management. During his tenure with Hocoma, Thomas spent nine years in leadership positions that include the Head of Software Development and Head of Development. Subsequently, Thomas held the position of DIH VP of Global R&D for two and a half years and, in 2021, was named the Chief Technology Officer for DIH. Thomas has an Engineer FH, computer science degree, and an Executive MBA in Leadership & Corporate Management CAS in Innovation Management.
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