Kristine Jacques joins Tenon Medical’s Board of Directors

Tenon Medical, Inc. announced that Kristine Jacques has been appointed as an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors on March 25, 2024, effective immediately. Following this appointment, Tenon Medical’s Board of Directors consists of seven members, including four independent directors.

During her impressive career spanning over 35 years, Jacques brings extensive experience in various executive leadership roles in the medical devices field with expertise in global commercialization, marketing, and product management. Most recently, Jacques was Vice President & GM, Interventional Pain Therapies of Vivex Biologics, Inc. where she leveraged her experience in global commercialization to spearhead the go-to-market strategy of disruptive technology in the interventional spine market. Before her tenure at Vivex, Jacques served in multiple senior management roles at publicly traded Alphatec Spine, Inc. (ATEC), General Electric Corporation (GE) and Smith and Nephew, PLC (SNN). Jacques received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance Administration from Michigan State University.

“We are thrilled to welcome Kristine as the newest member of our Board,” said Richard Ferrari, Chairman of Tenon’s Board of Directors. “Kristine’s significant experience in the medical devices field focusing on go-to-market strategies of spinal-related technological innovation will provide valuable insight to advance the design of a dynamic commercialization strategy for Tenon’s Catamaran System and adjunct proprietary SI technologies.”

“I am excited to join Tenon’s distinguished Board of Directors and serve as a resource as the Company approaches a critical inflection point to enable additional strategic growth initiatives of its transformational Catamaran SI technology, which was recently validated through favorable initial results from its post-procedure clinical study,” added Jacques. “I am eager to collaborate with Tenon’s seasoned leadership team and leverage my experience in the public company MedTech space. My background will help guide the development of a distinct plan to further commercialize the Company’s innovative SI technologies, including The Catamaran System’s proven fusion techniques, to provide relief to patients suffering from chronic SI pain effectively.”
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