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Health
Appoints
Doug
Kohrs
As
Executive
Chairman
Of
The
Board
(Lake
Forest,
CA
September
24,
2013)
Tenex
Health
today
announced
that
Doug
Kohrs,
a
current
member
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
will
assume
the
role
of
Executive
Chairman
effective
immediately.
Board
Member
Tommy
Thompson,
former
governor
of
Wisconsin
and
former
Secretary
of
the
United
States
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services
said
of
Kohrs
appointment,
The
company
has
successfully
proven
the
clinical
and
commercial
strength
of
the
TX
System.
As
we
focus
on
broader
market
expansion,
Doug's
extensive
experience
as
a
medical
device
CEO
will
provide
significant
benefit
to
customers,
employees,
and
shareholders.
Mr.
Kohrs
brings
significant
operating
experience
to
his
new
role
as
Executive
Chairman
at
Tenex
Health.
He
has
over
30
years
experience
in
the
medical
device
industry
and
has
spent
15
of
those
years
as
a
chief
executive
of
public
and
private
companies.
Doug
has
formerly
served
as
CEO
of
Tornier,
CEO
of
American
Medical
Systems,
and
was
a
founding
member
of
Spine- Tech.
Over
his
successful
career
in
medical
devices
he
has
also
served
on
the
Board
of
Directors
of
fifteen
different
medical
device
companies.
Doug
Kohrs
commented,
I
am
excited
to
serve
in
this
role
and
help
the
company
fully
optimize
the
commercial
and
clinical
opportunities
that
reside
within
this
ground-breaking
technology.
I
look
forward
to
a
bright
future
for
Tenex
Health.
Current
Board
Chairman
Ivan
Mijatovic
will
remain
on
the
Board
of
Directors.
In
addition,
Ivan
will
assume
the
role
of
Chief
Financial
Officer
on
an
interim
basis
and
will
oversee
the
search
for
a
permanent
CFO.
About
Tenex
Health,
Inc.
Tenex
Health,
Inc.
(www.tenexhealth.com)
(www.tenexhealthpatient.com)
develops
and
markets
innovative
therapies
for
the
treatment
of
tendon
pain
due
to
trauma
or
repetitive
motion
injuries.
The
minimally
invasive
technique
utilizes
the
companys
proprietary
TX
MicroTip
handpiece
to
cut
and
debride
diseased
tissue
in
an
outpatient
setting
in
under
20
minutes,
using
only
a
local
anesthetic.
Since
the
surrounding
healthy
tendon
tissue
is
not
disturbed,
patients
enjoy
less
discomfort
and
faster
recovery
times
versus
traditional
open
surgical
procedures.
Contact: Tenex Health, Inc. MaryAnn Tingley Vice-President of Marketing 949-454-7500 x 245