ra medical systems inc has hired steven passey the former chief financial officer of qsi holdings inc to be its permanent financial chief the medicaldevice company said thursday that mr passey would succeed brian conn who has been serving as acting cfo since last summer and oversaw the companys merger with catheter precision inc mr passey was most recently the cfo for qsi holdings in utah and before that the corporate controller for alsco inc he also previously served as the cfo of the medicaldevice company techniscan inc and the chief accounting officer and treasurer for mrs fields famous brands he is a seasoned executive who has led ma transactions as well as numerous equity and debt financing transactions for strategic growth david jenkins executive chairman said of mr passey his expertise in these areas will be critical to ra medical as we look ahead to the strong market launch of both our vivo product line and our new locket suture retentionclosure device