Nuvectra® Announces Departure of COO & CFO Walter Z. Berger
16 May 2019 - 11:00PM
Nuvectra Corporation (NASDAQ: NVTR), a neurostimulation medical
device company, today announced that Walter Z. Berger has resigned
as Nuvectra’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
to pursue another business opportunity, effective May 24, 2019. The
Board of Directors accepted Mr. Berger’s resignation and has
appointed Ms. Jennifer Kosharek, the Company’s current Vice
President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, as interim
Chief Financial Officer as it initiates a search for a successor.
Mr. Berger’s departure is not based on any disagreement with the
Company's accounting principles or practices, internal controls or
financial statement disclosures.
Dr. Fred Parks, Nuvectra’s Chief Executive
Officer, commented, “On behalf of the Board of Directors and the
leadership team, I would like to thank Walter for his significant
contributions to the Company. During his tenure, Walter was
instrumental in building the Company’s corporate and commercial
infrastructure, strengthening our balance sheet and driving
strategic initiatives. I wish him the best of luck in his future
endeavors and look forward to continuing to work with Jennifer to
ensure a seamless transition.”
Mr. Berger added, “It has been a privilege to
work with the entire Nuvectra team to position the Company for
growth. Since the spinout of the Company, we have made great
strides in the field of neurostimulation as we developed and
commercialized Algovita®. I believe the Company is positioned to
continue to execute on its growth initiatives and create
shareholder value.”
Ms. Kosharek joined Nuvectra in January 2016 as
Executive Director, Corporate Controller, and was appointed Vice
President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, in June
2018. Ms. Kosharek has led the Company’s external financial
reporting, corporate accounting, corporate internal controls,
shared services, payroll and tax functions. Ms. Kosharek has held
various finance and leadership positions and has more than 15 years
of audit and accounting experience, including 7 years of public
company accounting experience. Prior to joining Nuvectra, Ms.
Kosharek was the Corporate Controller and subsequently served as
the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance at
Interphase Corporation from 2011 to 2015. Preceding her position at
Interphase, Ms. Kosharek served as Senior Accountant – External
Reporting and later as Accounting Manager at Sabre Holding from
2008 to 2011. She began her career at Grant Thornton, LLP. Ms.
Kosharek is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master’s of
Public Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
The Board of Directors has initiated a search to
identify a permanent Chief Financial Officer.
About Nuvectra Corporation
Nuvectra® is a neurostimulation company
committed to helping physicians improve the lives of people with
chronic conditions. The Algovita® Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)
System is our first commercial offering and is CE marked and FDA
approved for the treatment of chronic intractable pain of the trunk
and/or limbs. Our innovative technology platform also has
capabilities under development to support other indications such as
sacral neuromodulation (SNM) for the treatment of overactive
bladder, and deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of
Parkinson’s Disease. Visit the Nuvectra website at
www.nuvectramed.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking
statements," including statements we make regarding the outlook
for Nuvectra as an independent publicly-traded company.
Forward-looking statements are based only on our current beliefs,
expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business,
future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and
trends, the economy and other future conditions, and therefore they
are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in
circumstances that are difficult to predict and may be outside of
our control. Our actual performance may differ materially from
those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you
should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Any
forward-looking statement made by us is based only on information
currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which
it is made. Important factors that could cause our actual
results to differ materially from those indicated in the
forward-looking statements include: (i) our ability to successfully
commercialize Algovita and to develop, complete and commercialize
enhancements or improvements to Algovita; (ii) our ability to
successfully compete with our current SCS competitors and the
ability of our U.S. sales representatives to successfully establish
market share and acceptance of Algovita, (iii) the uncertainty and
timing of obtaining regulatory approvals in the United
States and Europe for our Virtis SNM system, (iv)
our ability to successfully launch and commercialize the Virtis SNM
system if and when it receives regulatory approval (v) our ability
to demonstrate the features, perceived benefits and capabilities of
Algovita to physicians and patients in competition with similar
products already well established and sold in the SCS market; (vi)
our ability to anticipate and satisfy customer needs and
preferences and to develop, introduce and commercialize new
products or advancements and improvements to Algovita in order to
successfully meet our customers’ expectations; (vii) the outcome of
our development plans for our neurostimulation technology platform,
including our ability to identify additional indications or
conditions for which we may develop neurostimulation medical
devices or therapies and seek regulatory approval thereof; (viii)
our ability to identify business development and growth
opportunities and to successfully execute on our strategy,
including our ability to seek and develop strategic partnerships
with third parties to, among other things, fund clinical and
development costs for new product offerings; (ix) the performance
by our development partners, including Aleva
Neurotherapeutics, S.A., of their obligations under their
agreements with us; (x) the scope of protection for our
intellectual property rights covering Algovita and other products
using our neurostimulation technology platform, along with any
product enhancements or improvements; (xi) our ability to
successfully build, attract and maintain an effective commercial
infrastructure and qualified sales force in the United
States; (xii) our compliance with all regulatory and legal
requirements regarding implantable medical devices and interactions
with healthcare professionals; (xiii) our reliance on each of
Integer, our exclusive and sole manufacturer and supplier of parts
and components for Algovita, and Minnetronix, Inc., our sole-source
supplier of external peripheral devices; (xiv) any supplier
shortages related to Algovita or its components and any
manufacturing disruptions which may impact our inventory supply as
we expand our business; (xv) any product recalls, or the receipt of
any warning letters, mandatory corrections or fines from any
governmental or regulatory agency; (xvi) our ability to satisfy the
conditions and covenants of our Credit Facility; and (xvii) our
ability to raise capital should it become necessary to do so,
through another public offering of our common stock, private equity
or debt financings, strategic partnerships, or other sources.
Please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Nuvectra’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K and in our other quarterly and periodic filings
for a description of these and other risks and uncertainties. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to
time, whether as a result of new information, future developments
or otherwise.
Company Contact:Nuvectra
Corporation
Jennifer Kosharek(214) 474-3107jkosharek@nuvectramed.com
Investor Contact:The Ruth
Group
Tram Bui(646) 536-7035investors@nuvectramed.com
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