Sequana Medical NV a pioneer in the treatment of drug-resistant fluid overload in liver disease, heart failure and cancer, announces the appointment of Alexandra Clyde as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Ms. Clyde is a highly experienced global business executive with an exceptional understanding and track record of successfully navigating health economics and reimbursement in the medical device industry. The Company also announces that Erik Amble will step down as a member of the Board of Directors after the board meeting of 7 September 2022, and will continue to attend the meetings as a board observer in a non-voting capacity.
“Alex will be a critical member of our Board as Sequana Medical prepares to expand commercialization of the alfapump. Her experience from more than 25 years at Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, and her understanding of healthcare systems around the world will prove invaluable as we continue to grow our business and seek to transform the care of liver disease and heart failure. On behalf of the Board, I would also like to thank Erik for his tremendous contributions to the Company and we are pleased to still have him as an observer on the Board.”
Pierre Chauvineau, Chairman of the Board at Sequana Medical
Ms. Clyde added: “I believe that both of Sequana Medical’s programs – the alfapump® and DSR® therapy – have the potential to deliver tremendous benefit to patients and the healthcare community. In these two large and growing patient populations, liver disease and heart failure, drug-resistant fluid overload is a significant and burdensome challenge with limited effective treatment options. Sequana Medical is in an exciting position to help these patients and reduce the burden of disease. I look forward to working with the Board and management team to help the Company reach its potential.”
Mr. Amble added: “At this time in the Company’s evolution, it is critically important that the Board brings expertise to help guide the Company’s commercial readiness activities in North America. With Doug and Alex now on the Board, I am confident that the Board is well positioned to guide Sequana Medical as it enters a period of potential exponential growth. It’s been a pleasure to work with Sequana Medical’s Board and management team for more than 15 years and I look forward to continuing my involvement as a Board observer.”
Ms. Clyde is Senior Vice President of Global Health Economics, Policy, and Reimbursement for Medtronic plc. In this role, she leads a global function of more than 300 reimbursement and health economics professionals and provides company-wide leadership on health and payment policy. She is a member of the Duke Margolis Value-Based Payment and Innovative Technology Consortium, the Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Policy Forum, and the Advisory Board for the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies at Tufts Medical Center. She is a former member of the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network’s Guiding Committee which is charged by the US Secretary of Health and Human Services with accelerating the health care system’s transition to alternative payment models (APMs) by combining the innovation, power, and reach of the public and private sectors. She has also participated in various Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services technical advisory councils as well as other private and public sector initiatives to improve value in health care. Alex graduated from Colgate University with a B.A. in Economics and from Harvard University with a M.S. in Health Policy and Management.
Sequana Medical NV is a pioneer in treating drug-resistant fluid overload, a serious and frequent clinical complication in patients with liver disease, heart failure and cancer. Fluid overload is a well-recognized problem in these growing diseases, causing severe problems for the large number of patients for whom current medicines are no longer effective. These patients can have up to 15 liters of extra fluid in their bodies, causing major medical issues including increased mortality, repeated hospitalizations, severe pain, difficult breathing and restricted mobility that severely impacts daily life.