SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Invuity, Inc.
(NASDAQ:IVTY), a medical technology company, today announced the
appointment of medical device financial and operations executive
James H. Mackaness as its Chief
Financial Officer, effective August
24th. Mackaness will report directly to President and CEO
Philip Sawyer.
Mackaness brings more than 20 years of experience as a senior
financial executive to Invuity, having worked for both public and
private companies in the Bay Area. His wide-ranging expertise
includes financial and strategic planning, public reporting and
controls, mergers and acquisitions, and operations management
within the medical device and technology industries.
"We are very pleased to have Jim joining Invuity at this time as
he brings a rare combination of skills that is well suited to our
company profile," said Philip
Sawyer, President and CEO of Invuity.
Most recently, Mackaness served as Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Operating Officer for Mountain
View, Calif.-based IRIDEX Corp., a publicly traded medical
device company. Prior to IRIDEX, Mackaness was the CFO at two
privately-held companies one of which was sold to Cisco Systems
where he went on to assume a business development role. Early in
his career, he was an audit manager for Ernst & Young LLP.
Mackaness holds a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the
University of Warwick, England, and is
a chartered accountant and member of Institute of Chartered
Accountants of England and
Wales.
About Invuity®
Invuity, Inc. is a medical technology
company focused on developing and marketing advanced photonics
devices to improve the ability of surgeons to illuminate and
visualize the surgical cavity during open minimally invasive and
minimal access surgery. The company's patented Intelligent
Photonics™ technology enables enhanced surgical precision,
efficiency and safety by providing superior visualization. Clinical
applications include breast and thyroid oncology, plastic
reconstructive, spine, orthopedic, cardiothoracic and general
surgery among others. Invuity is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. For more information, visit
www.invuity.com.
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