REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulmonx Corporation (NASDAQ:LUNG) ("Pulmonx" or the "Company"), a global leader in minimally invasive treatments for lung disease, today announced that Glen French will retire as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 15, 2024, following over nine years of service to Pulmonx. Concurrently, the Company announced the appointment of Steve Williamson as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors, also effective March 15, 2024. Mr. French will serve as a Senior Advisor to Mr. Williamson until May 1, 2024 to ensure a seamless transition and then remain a member of the Company's Board of Directors.
"On behalf of the Board, we thank Glen for his transformative leadership as CEO for nearly a decade. Throughout his tenure, Pulmonx achieved several major milestones including the execution of multiple randomized controlled trials, widespread regulatory approval and reimbursement, a successful IPO, and commencement of U.S. commercialization. I look forward to continuing to work with Glen in his capacity as a member of the Board of Directors where his insights from over twenty-five years of pulmonary industry experience will prove invaluable," said Dana G. Mead, Jr., Chairperson of the Company's Board. "We are extremely excited to welcome Steve to Pulmonx at such a pivotal point on our growth trajectory. Given his broad general management and commercial leadership experience, his decades of experience within the medical device space, and his demonstrated success in driving rapid market adoption of innovative therapies, we have the utmost confidence in his ability to lead Pulmonx."
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