WaveLight expands executive team with Tiplady, Martinko

Sterling, VA-WaveLight Inc. has added to its executive team. Frederic N. "Ric" Tiplady has been named vice president of business development for North America, and Beth Martinko has been named vice president of customer service. Tiplady joins the company after serving as vice president of U.S. sales for VISX Inc. and later for the Laser Vision Group of Advanced Medical Optics.

Martinko has spent 25 years in customer support leadership roles. She joins the company from GXS, which specializes in e-commerce.