Saettele leads WaveLight subsidiary

Sterling, VA-Ralph Saettele will succeed Wade S. Tetsuka as president of U.S. operations for WaveLight Inc.'s U.S. subsidiary.

Saettele had been assistant to the chief executive officer, Max Reindl, and has been responsible for business development in the company's ophthalmology division. The German company established a foot-hold in the U.S. market 3 years ago, and has witnessed "significant growth."