29 December 2020 – Minneapolis, United States – Imricor Medical Systems, Inc. (Company or Imricor) (ASX:IMR) the global leader in MRI-guided ablation products Imricor is pleased to announce that to support the Company’s future growth strategy, Mr Gregg Stenzel has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 January 2021. In this newly established role, Mr Stenzel will lead the execution of Imricor’s strategic plan across most functional areas of the business, providing greater capacity for CEO, Steve Wedan, to drive the establishment of new clinical sites as the business accelerates the commercial roll-out of its products across Europe in 2021.
Mr Stenzel was previously Imricor’s Vice President of Operations with responsibility for the Company’s operations and development of manufacturing strategies, including personnel, facilities and outsourcing. He has over 20 years of medical device experience with deep knowledge in new product development, supply chain management, quality and regulatory systems and customer support.
Prior to joining Imricor, Mr Stenzel was the Manager of Instrument Technical Operations at Beckman Coulter, Inc., a leading manufacturer of In Vitro Diagnostic Systems.
Mr Wedan said: “Gregg was one of my early recruits after establishing the Company in 2006 and worked incredibly closely over this period. He has led many of Imricor’s initiatives over the past 13 years, including research, product development, clinical, quality, manufacturing and operations. He is deeply committed and passionate about the business and our capacity to change the future of interventional medicine to deliver a meaningful improvement in people’s lives.”
“The Board and I are thrilled to appoint Gregg to this important role along with the opportunity it provides to increase my focus on our sales and marketing efforts as we approach an exciting year ahead for Imricor and the acceleration of the commercialisation phase of our growth strategy.”
Mr Stenzel holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota-Carlson School of Business.