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Synovis Life Technologies Names Jodi Brendel Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for Surgical Group

^{Published on 2010-08-02 10:40:31 - Market Wire}
 

ST. PAUL, Minn.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYNO), a leading biomaterial and surgical products company, has named Jodi Brendel to the position of vice president of global sales and marketing for its Surgical group, unifying the activities of sales and marketing domestically and internationally. Brendel succeeds Patrick Horan in leading the domestic sales team and also assumes responsibility for marketing and international sales which formerly reported to the COO level.

"Jodi has an impressive track record of growing and motivating successful sales teams and coordinating marketing activities to develop markets across multiple business sectors in the medical field"

aJodi has an impressive track record of growing and motivating successful sales teams and coordinating marketing activities to develop markets across multiple business sectors in the medical field,a said Richard Kramp, Synovis Life Technologies president and chief executive officer. aWithin the surgical business we are aggressively developing our presence in the hernia and breast reconstruction markets with our Veritas^® product line, as well as continuing to grow and service our well established Peri-Strips^® and Tissue Guard product revenue. We are confident that Jodi will significantly contribute to our ongoing success in these markets and increase the breadth and depth of our global penetration. Jodi is very effective at building customer relationships, and has experience negotiating complex sales transactions in domestic and international markets. Wea™re excited to have her on board.a

Brendel brings more than 20 years of sales and management experience to Synovis. Prior to joining Synovis, Brendel spent seven years at Medtronic in various sales leadership positions. Most recently, she was vice president on the healthcare systems team on special assignment to the CEO and Executive Committee. Prior to that she served as vice president of sales and marketing for Medtronic of Canada, where she had P&L responsibility for the Canadian Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management business. Prior to Medtronic, Brendel held sales and management positions with ACMI Corporation, Medical Care America, Caremark and Pfizer, Inc. Brendel received a bachelora™s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin a" Madison.

aI am passionate about the opportunity to join Synovis. The company is well positioned for growth and is committed to helping surgeons and patients achieve better outcomes in the area of soft tissue repaira said Brendel. aI look forward to applying my experience to help Synovis achieve additional growth in domestic and international markets.a

About Synovis Life Technologies, Inc.
Synovis Life Technologies, Inc., a diversified medical device company based in St. Paul, Minn., develops, manufactures and markets mechanical and biological products used by several surgical specialties to facilitate the repair and reconstruction of soft tissue damaged or destroyed by disease or injury. The company's products include implantable biomaterials for soft tissue repair, devices for microsurgery and surgical tools - all designed to reduce risks and/or facilitate critical surgeries, improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. For additional information on Synovis Life Technologies and its products, visit the companya™s website at [ www.synovislife.com ].