Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) today announced it has named J. Michael Bruff as Vice President of Investor Relations effective August 7, 2017.  Mr. Bruff, 48, replaced Spencer Sias who retired in June 2017.

Mr. Bruff served Dell for 19 years in both domestic and international roles, most recently as Senior Vice President of North America Sales Strategy & Planning. Previously he served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Dell's Asia Pacific and Japan Commercial Business and Vice President of the Greater China Commercial Business.  He also held executive and leadership roles in financial planning & analysis, internal audit and Enterprise Solutions Group finance.  In addition, Mr. Bruff was Vice President, Global Services Accounting and Finance at CA, Inc. and held a variety of Finance and Accounting roles at MCI Telecommunications and Deloitte & Touche.

Mr. Bruff earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Maryland in 1990 and 1992, respectively.