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Viveve(R) Announces Election of Jon Plexico to Board of Directors
Viveve(R) Announces Election of Jon Plexico to Board of Directors.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nViveve(R) Announces Election of Jon Plexico to Board of Directors \n\nViveve(R) Announces Election of Jon Plexico to Board of Directors\n\n\n SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwired - March 18, 2016) -  Viveve Medical, Inc. (\"Viveve\") (OTCQB: VIVMF), a medical technology company focused on women's health, today announced that Jon Plexico has joined the company's board of directors.  \"We are very pleased to have Jon as a director on the Viveve board,\" said Patricia Scheller, chief executive officer and director of Viveve. \"As a professional portfolio manager, investment banker and healthcare executive, and as a large institutional Viveve shareholder, he is ideally positioned to provide many valuable financial and business perspectives. He is also a strong supporter of the company's business and commercialization strategy, and recognizes the tremendous growth opportunities that lie ahead for the company.\" Mr. Plexico is currently a managing member of Stonepine Capital Management, LLC. Previously, Mr. Plexico was managing director at Merriman Curhan Ford & Co., where he ran the healthcare corporate finance division focusing on private investments in public equity (PIPEs), secondary offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that, Mr. Plexico was co-founding partner of Venture Ready Partners, a life science advisor providing capital raising services to private biotechnology companies. Mr. Plexico served as director of business development at Chemdex Corporation, an electronic life-science commerce company that completed an initial public offering during his tenure. He began his career at Quidel Corporation, where he became national sales manager for the autoimmune division. Mr. Plexico is a graduate of Colgate University.\"Stonepine Capital is a strong supporter of Viveve, its technology, and demonstrated advances in improving women's sexual health,\" said Plexico. \"We believe Viveve is well positioned to achieve excellent growth in 2016 and beyond, and I'm excited to work with the entire board and management team to realize its potential.\"\n About Viveve\n Viveve, Inc., the operating subsidiary of Viveve Medical, Inc., is a women's health company passionately committed to advancing new solutions to improve women's overall well-being and quality of life. The company's lead produc...