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Medovex Corporation Names William E. Horne Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Medovex Corporation Names William E. Horne Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nSeasoned Healthcare Industry Veteran, Founder and Former Chief Executive Officer of Laser Spine Institute to Lead Company Growth Initiative\n ATLANTA, Oct. 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Medovex Corp. (OTCQB: MDVX), (\"Medovex\" or the \"Company\"), the developer of the DenerveX® System, a new and novel device designed for enduring relief of Facet Joint Syndrome related to chronic back pain, a non-addictive, non-opioid drug alternative capable of restoring a patient to a more normal and active lifestyle, today announced that it has named William “Bill” Horne as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of its Board of Directors.   Bill Horne is a founder and former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Laser Spine Institute. From 2005 to 2015, Horne served as the company’s CEO, expanding the homegrown organization from one facility with nine employees, to seven state-of-the-art surgery centers with more than 1,000 employees across six states, while driving annual revenues as high as $288M during his tenure. In his role as Chairman of the Board, he led the strategic direction of the company, which has made it possible for more than 75,000 patients to take back their lives from chronic pain with its minimally invasive spine procedures. Horne’s desire to found and cultivate Laser Spine Institute was derived from an extremely personal place, his own experience. Horne himself suffered from chronic back pain before having his own minimally invasive spine surgery. That experience drove him to found Laser Spine Institute. He believed in creating a company that offered relief from chronic neck and back pain coupled with a superior patient experience. Bill Horne stated, “I’m excited to join Medovex at what I view as an opportunistic time. I’ve long felt that the Company’s DenerveX System represented a highly disruptive longer-term solution to chronic lower back pain associated with the Facet Joint, a sizeable market opportunity that continues to see large growth. Importantly, it’s a market I’m intimately familiar with, having been one of the founders of Laser Spine Institute.”  Horne continued, “My initial goal as CEO of Medovex will be to immediately pursue both synergistic and accretive opportunities that have the potenti...