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InspireMD Announces Hiring of Medical Device Commercial Veteran Shane Gleason as General Manager of North America and VP of Global Marketing
Seasoned veteran in vascular space adds significant expertise in U.S. commercial market readiness and global strategic marketing TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 14,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Seasoned veteran in vascular space adds significant expertise in U.S. commercial market readiness and global strategic marketing\nTEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention Stent System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke, today announced that it has hired medical device commercial veteran Shane Gleason as General Manager of North America and Vice President of Global Marketing. Mr. Gleason brings to InspireMD significant expertise in vascular interventions and a track record of successful go-to-market execution. Marvin Slosman, chief executive officer of InspireMD, stated, “As we near completion of enrollment in our C-Guardian U.S. investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial and shift our focus to U.S. market readiness and infrastructure buildout, Shane brings the ideal experience and background to lead this critical transition. His knowledge of the carotid market, reputation with our key opinion leader (KOL) partners and track record of successfully executing new product launches globally add tremendous capabilities to our senior team. We are so pleased to have Shane join the company at this important time of growth and expansion.” Shane Gleason, General Manager of North America and Vice President of Global Marketing at InspireMD, stated, “I was attracted to InspireMD as a company perfectly positioned to enable the ongoing shift to a carotid endovascular standard of care with a proven stent platform, CGuard EPS, that has demonstrated success in clinical outcomes and real-world performance. Leveraging this foundation for the U.S. market launch to include the new SwitchGuard trans carotid artery revascularization (TCAR) system and CGuard Prime, our next generation trans femoral delivery (TFEM) system, offering a complete set of options for all vascular interventionists, is a remarkable opportunity. There has never been a better time or better positioned company to fully leverage the market shift to an endovascular focus and I am excited to join the senior team.” Shane Gleason joins InspireMD from Surmodics, where he served as Vice President of Sales, Vascular Interventions. Before that, he served as Senior Director, US Marketing at Edwards Life Sciences, a developer of artificial heart valve and hemodynamic monitoring technologies, and, ...