MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (“Tactile Medical”) (Nasdaq: TCMD), a medical technology company providing therapies for people with chronic disorders, today announced the appointment of Laura King to the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) and as a member of the Audit and Compliance & Reimbursement Committees, effective January 13, 2025.
Ms. King is a seasoned healthcare executive with a proven track record of leadership and developing innovative products that enhance patient care. Her extensive experience includes a 22-year career at General Electric Company (GE), where she served as a Company Officer in her role as President & CEO of GE Healthcare’s Global Interventional Business, which provided clinical solutions enabling minimally invasive procedures in cardiology, interventional radiology, and surgery. Her earlier experience at GE included various senior level audit and finance roles, including Chief Information Officer & Chief Financial Officer, Consumer & ECM Motors. Ms. King is currently co-founder & CEO of BiaCure, Inc., a developer of effective treatments for nail fungus. Previously, she co-founded and served as CEO of Elucent Medical, a developer of a real-time surgical navigation platform that has positively impacted over 10,000 breast cancer patients. Ms. King also served as President & CEO of NeuWave Medical, a manufacturer and marketer of a minimally invasive soft tissue microwave ablation system to destroy tumor cells, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech division.