Leadership

Joshua Levine has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board since October 2012. Mr. Levine brings global medical device industry experience in commercial and strategic marketing leadership, business development, and general management roles spanning three decades in the medical device industry. He has been President & CEO, and a director of two other publicly traded medical technology companies, including Mentor Corporation, a surgical implant/medical device manufacturer in the aesthetics space from 2004 to 2009, and prior to joining Accuray, with Immucor Corporation, a diagnostics manufacturer of automated instrumentation and reagents used in blood transfusion procedures. Mr. Levine currently serves as the non- executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Natus Medical Incorporated, a provider of medical device solutions focused on the diagnosis and treatment of central nervous and sensory system disorders. Mr. Levine holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona.

Suzanne Winter is the President and CEO of Accuray, bringing more than 30 years of healthcare med tech experience. She joined Accuray as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer in October 2019. Prior to joining Accuray, Suzanne held senior executive roles spanning general management, commercial and business development across a range of healthcare industry segments, including diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular, neurocritical care and surgery. Most recently, she served as Group Vice President Medtronic Diabetes where she was responsible for $1.4B Americas region leading a 2,000-person commercial organization. Before Medtronic, Suzanne was the General Manager of GE Healthcare’s Interventional, X-ray and Mammography business.
Suzanne earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Business in Boston, Massachusetts and a Bachelor of Science degree with a specialization in chemistry from Saint Lawrence University in Canton, New York.

Ali Pervaiz was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Accuray in May 2022. In his role as CFO, Ali directs the global finance organization and oversees all aspects of Accuray Incorporated’s finance function. Ali joined Accuray in August 2020 as Vice President, Global Commercial Operations, leading the transformation of the company’s business processes and driving revenue performance. During his 18-year career in the medical technology industry, Ali has established a proven track record for delivering results and creating shareholder value.

Prior to joining Accuray, Ali was with GE Healthcare for over 15 years in senior financial and operating leadership roles. He began his finance career in GE’s prestigious Corporate Audit Staff program, a rigorous multi-year rotation through different divisions used to groom future leaders before assuming increasing levels of responsibility within the Finance organization. Ali previously held the roles of Chief Financial Officer for two GE Healthcare business units including the $1.3B US Imaging Equipment and $650M US Life Support Solutions business.

Ali received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Master of Science in healthcare technologies management from the Medical College of Wisconsin and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Marquette University.

Scott Chapman is the Senior Vice President of Global Service. In this role, he is responsible for leading customer support functions including field service, project management, technical and clinical support. These teams are focused on providing world-class product support and ensuring optimal product performance for customers worldwide. Chapman joined Accuray in 2014 as the Vice President of Americas Customer Support.

Prior to joining Accuray, Chapman held a wide range of leadership roles at GE Healthcare and GE Industrial Systems. He is a graduate of several of GE’s leadership programs and a certified and experienced Six-Sigma Black Belt. Chapman holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado.

Jesse Chew serves as our Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. In this role, he leads our global legal function. He joined Accuray in January 2014 as Corporate Counsel. Prior to his tenure at Accuray, Jesse practiced corporate securities law at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. from October 2007 to January 2014. 

Jesse holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and political science from the University of California at Davis.

Mike Hoge is Senior Vice President Global Operations at Accuray, with responsibility for global sourcing, manufacturing, logistics and distribution, EHS, and product quality. He is respected for his ability to build and lead high performing global teams and create new business processes and capabilities that deliver results.

Mike has over 30 years of industry experience in engineering and manufacturing with extensive expertise in new product introductions, manufacturing process development and supplier management. Prior to joining Accuray, Mike was with GE Healthcare for 20 years where he held various executive leadership roles of increasing responsibility including an assignment for three years based in Beijing, China managing multi-plant operations across the Asia Pacific region. Earlier in his career, Mike worked in various engineering roles at Generac Corporation and Caterpillar.

Mike holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Marquette University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. In addition, he is certified as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.

Jim Dennison is the Senior Vice President of Global Quality & Regulatory Affairs, bringing more than 20 years of experience in quality assurance and regulatory affairs. In this role, he will lead overall quality and regulatory/government affairs, along with product compliance.

Prior to joining Accuray, Jim was employed at GE Healthcare, most recently as Senior Executive Vice President, Quality and Regulatory Affairs. Jim’s tenure with GE Healthcare spans nearly 15 years in various executive leadership roles in quality and regulatory affairs, guiding their imaging and overall healthcare businesses. He also has held leadership roles with Medtronic, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceutical and Baxter Healthcare.

Jim earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Keller Graduate School of Management and Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry/biology from the University of Wisconsin.

Sandeep Chalke is the Chief Commercial Officer at Accuray, bringing more than 25 years of medical device expertise in commercialization, business development and operations. In his role at Accuray Sandeep has responsibility for the global commercial, product development, R&D and engineering functions.

Prior to joining Accuray, Sandeep was president, Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions at Vyaire Medical, a global respiratory care manufacturer, where he had full P&L responsibility along with oversight of select manufacturing sites. Prior to Vyaire, Sandeep held various global leadership positions at Medtronic, Acelity, Inc. and GE Healthcare, where he led the development of new products and service solutions, established new markets and partnerships with government organizations and private payors to drive revenue growth, margin expansion and technology leadership.

Sandeep earned a Master of Business Administration degree in international marketing from Leicester University, United Kingdom and Medical Electronics Engineering, Bombay University, India.

Jean-Philippe Pignol is the Senior Vice President, Chief Medical and Technology Officer, bringing nearly three decades of leadership experience in the field of radiation oncology in a broad range of clinical and academic positions. In his role at Accuray, he leads global medical and scientific affairs, as well as product development, and is responsible for building strategic collaborations with healthcare networks, universities and research institutions, and commercial organizations, including technology start-ups.

As a board-certified radiation oncologist with a Ph.D. in nuclear physics, Prof. Pignol has practiced throughout North America and Europe while conducting pioneering clinical trials for breast cancers, and innovative research in medical physics. Prof. Pignol has published more than 125 peer-reviewed publications and has led a first demonstration of the clinical benefit of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) through a multicenter phase III trial. As the chair of radiation oncology in several academic centers — including Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada — he has developed a renowned reputation for the development of innovative radiotherapy solutions in close collaboration between universities and industry partners, to conduct clinical trials, create and deliver new technologies, working on scientific advisory boards to advance best practices in the field.