Agfa HealthCare announces that it will establish a new subsidiary in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Called Agfa HealthCare Saudi Arabia Company Ltd., this legal entity will be formally launched at a press conference to be held on May 13 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Enhanced support

Agfa HealthCare has been active for some time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the largest country in the region. By setting up a legal entity within the country, the company can enhance its support to customers, and provide better solutions and technology.

"Agfa HealthCare is committed to expanding our presence and visibility throughout this very important region," comments Zyad Neil Benaissa, Managing Director Agfa HealthCare Solutions LLC, Middle East. "The decision to open a new subsidiary in the country itself fits well with our strategy."

Introducing state-of-the-art solutions

"Our goal will be to maintain and improve customer satisfaction amongst our customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by providing strong support processes, working side by side with our customers to introduce and implement the latest state-of-the-art products and services," explains Mustafa Hamdy, General Manager, Agfa HealthCare Saudi Arabia Company Ltd. "Having a permanent and continuous presence here is an important step in achieving that."

About Agfa

The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world’s leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,948 million euro in 2010.

About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions.  The company has nearly a century of healthcare experience and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's.  Today Agfa HealthCare designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical/administrative information for hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as contrast media solutions to enable effective medical imaging results. The company has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2010 were 1,180 million euro.  For more information on Agfa HealthCare, please visit www.agfahealthcare.com