Transcend Medical hires new CEO and chairman
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Transcend Medical (Menlo Park, California), a developer of devices for treating glaucoma, has appointed Brian Walsh as president and CEO; and Reza Zadno as chairman of the board of directors. Mr Walsh joins from Xtent (California), where he was vice-president of sales and marketing; he replaces Mitchell Campbell, who has left the company for personal reasons. Mr Zadno is the founder, president and CEO of Visiogen (California - developing an intra-ocular lens to treat cataract and presbyopia).
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