Volpara Health Technologies Ltd. appointed Paul Reid to be an independent nonexecutive director.

Reid's knowledge of software-as-a-service businesses will help the company in its mission to help detect breast cancer early, Volpara said. Reid said he intends to help the company "carve out a significant portion of the U.S. market."

Reid was recently CEO and chairman of Figured Ltd., chairman of Netlogix Holdings Ltd. and Pukeko Pictures, as well as director at Comvita Ltd.

Wellington, New Zealand-based Volpara Health Technologies provides imaging products to medical device software companies for the early detection of breast cancer.