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HeartBeam Appoints Ken Nelson and Mark Strome to the Board of Directors
Accomplished Medical Technology Leader and Veteran Investor Bring Strategic Experience and Vision to Board SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HeartBeam,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAccomplished Medical Technology Leader and Veteran Investor Bring Strategic Experience and Vision to Board\n\n\n SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHeartBeam, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT), a cardiac technology company that has developed the first and only 3D-vector electrocardiogram (VECG) platform intended for patient use at home, today announced the appointment of Ken Nelson and Mark Strome to its board of directors, effective as of June 5, 2023.\n\n\nKen Nelson, 48, is a 20-year digital health, medical device, and remote patient monitoring executive and innovator. Over the past 10 years, Mr. Nelson has led commercial efforts for disruptive technologies in the digital health, wearables, and cardiac remote patient monitoring industries for three of the top four market share players in cardiac digital health and remote patient monitoring including BioTelemetry as VP of Sales, iRhythm as VP of Sales & Marketing, and Bardy Diagnostics as Chief Commercial Officer. Most recently, he served as Head of Digital Health, Diagnostics, and Monitoring for Biotronik, a leading cardiac digital health and medical device company. Mr. Nelson currently serves as partner in the Medtech Advantage Fund, which has an exclusive partnership with Medtech Innovator, the largest medtech and digital health startup accelerator globally. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Board for CardiaCare, and is an active board member in a handful of other disruptive cardiac digital health and medtech startups. Ken earned a B.A. in Economics from Vanderbilt University.\n\n\nMark Strome, 66, combines over 40 years of experience in the investment management and securities industry. Mr. Strome is the Founder, Chief Investment Officer, and Chairman at Strome Investment Management, L.P. and Strome Group, Inc. Under his leadership, Mr. Strome’s investment management company has managed private placement hedge fund investments focusing on non-traditional investments including commodities, currencies, bankruptcy reorganizations, and numerous venture capital and private equity investments. Previously, he was a Portfolio Manager at Kayne Anderson. He has also been involved in the founding and incubation of numerous publicly traded companies and several successful private companies. These include Pulse Biosciences, and iWood Studios, a company that creates original content fo...