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LivaNova Appoints Lucile Blaise as Global Head of Commercialization, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LivaNova PLC (Nasdaq: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, announced Lucile Blaise has joined the Company as Global
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[{"type":"text","content":" LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nLivaNova PLC (Nasdaq: LIVN), a market-leading medical technology company, announced Lucile Blaise has joined the Company as Global Head of Commercialization, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), effective December 1. Blaise reports to Vladimir Makatsaria, Chief Executive Officer and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team.\n\n“Lucile is an accomplished healthcare executive with more than 25 years of leadership in the medtech sector,” Makatsaria said. “With her extensive OSA market expertise, she has a strong track record in creating new sleep therapy pathways, improving patient access to care, and building strong commercial teams. Her leadership will help us unlock transformational growth by commercializing our differentiated OSA technology. We welcome her and look forward to her contributions as we aim to transform the lives of patients with OSA.”\n\nBlaise joins LivaNova after 19 years with ResMed in San Diego, a leader in the treatment of respiratory and sleep apnea conditions. She held various leadership roles in marketing, sales, and strategy, including Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, President of Sleep & Respiratory Care, and Vice President Western Europe (Benelux, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and North Africa). Prior to ResMed, Blaise served in multiple corporate management roles in France with companies including Löwenstein Medical, Thusane, and Medtronic.\n\n“I have spent my career specializing in digital health, market access strategy, and transformative business growth across Europe and the United States,” Blaise said. “I am honored to join LivaNova at a time when it is building tremendous momentum in developing ingenious medical solutions with the ultimate goal of changing the trajectory of patient lives.”\n\nBlaise’s board service includes former director positions with the Medical Device Innovation Consortium in Washington, D.C., MedTech Europe Brussels, and the National Union of the Medical Technologies Industry in France, where she also served as chairperson. Blaise holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business from the University of Sheffield in the U.K. and an MBA from Kedge Business School in Talence, France.\n\nAbout LivaNova\n\nLivaNova PLC is a global medical technology company built on nearly five decades of experience and a vision to change t...