{"id":411599,"date":"2021-01-11T06:03:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T11:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=411599"},"modified":"2021-01-11T06:03:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T11:03:16","slug":"cytosorbents-appoints-james-komsa-as-vice-president-u-s-sales-and-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/cytosorbents-appoints-james-komsa-as-vice-president-u-s-sales-and-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"CytoSorbents Appoints James Komsa as Vice President &#8211; U.S. Sales and Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<h2 class=\"xn-hedline\">Seasoned sales veteran from Medtronic tasked to build and lead U.S. commercialization infrastructure as CytoSorbents sells CytoSorb under U.S. FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 and leverages FDA Breakthrough Designation for potential future U.S. approval<\/h2>\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 11, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=814581654&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cytosorbents.com%2F&amp;a=CytoSorbents+Corporation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CytoSorbents Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=658984219&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cytosorb.com%2F&amp;a=CytoSorb%C2%AE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CytoSorb\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0blood purification technology to treat deadly inflammation in critically ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announces the immediate appointment of <span class=\"xn-person\">James Komsa<\/span> as Vice President &#8211; U.S. Sales and Marketing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1096384\/CytoSorbents_Working_To_Save_Lives_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1096384\/CytoSorbents_Working_To_Save_Lives_Logo.jpg\" title=\"CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO) is a leader in blood purification to treat cytokine storm and deadly inflammation in life-threatening illnesses with its flagship product, CytoSorb.  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(PRNewsfoto\/CytoSorbents Corporation)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"divReleaseHighlight9285\">\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">James Komsa<\/span>, seasoned sales executive from Medtronic, joins CytoSorbents as Vice President &#8211; U.S. Sales and Marketing.<\/div>\n<p>Over a distinguished 18 year career at Medtronic, Mr. Komsa was most recently Vice President of the Restorative Therapy Group (RTG) and the U.S. Pain Organization, with annual sales of <span class=\"xn-money\">$400 million<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.1 billion<\/span>, respectively, at the time.\u00a0 There, he was responsible for 16 business units, including Medtronic Spine, Neurology, ENT, Pain and others.\u00a0 Prior to that, Jim led the successful turnaround of Kyphon as U.S. Vice President Medtronic Spine Division.\u00a0 Formerly as Vice President, Northeast Region, Medtronic Cardiac and Vascular Group (CVG), Mr. Komsa was responsible for sales, marketing and operations for the Coronary, Structural Heart, Endovascular, and Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management business units, encompassing more than 300 full-time employees and generating more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$310 million<\/span> in annual sales.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Prior to his career at Medtronic, Mr. Komsa was Vice President at Hambrecht &amp; Quist, where he helped lead the operations and rapid sales growth of two start-up companies, Paceart and Zymed, which were ultimately acquired by Medtronic and Philips, respectively.\u00a0\u00a0 Most recently, Mr. Komsa was Executive Vice President and General Manager of privately-held Pathy Medical, a medical device company focused on improving surgical illumination.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. <span class=\"xn-person\">James Komsa<\/span> stated, &#8220;I am excited to join the talented CytoSorbents team and look forward to leading and building a world-class sales and marketing infrastructure for U.S. commercialization during this major growth period for the company overall.\u00a0 In the U.S., we will continue to build the CytoSorb brand, already started with U.S. COVID-19 sales, then focus on rapid ticagrelor and other blood thinner removal during on-pump emergent and urgent cardiothoracic surgery, and later on other key applications under development, including those in critical care.\u00a0 I believe CytoSorb&#8217;s unique and effective technology for ticagrelor and other antithrombotic drug adsorption is a fantastic near-term opportunity that should accelerate overall sales growth while benefitting tens of thousands of Americans each year.\u00a0 This may significantly reduce medical and societal costs,\u00a0providing tremendous Clinical and Economic Value \u2013 a great story to communicate to customers.\u00a0 From my 18 years at Medtronic, I see this compelling application as a win-win for hospitals, physicians and patients, and just the start of what could be a long and outstanding growth story for the Company in this indication and future others.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Mr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Vincent Capponi<\/span>, President and Chief Operating Officer of CytoSorbents remarked, &#8220;It will be great to work with Jim in his role as VP of U.S. Sales and Marketing.\u00a0 Jim brings a wealth of cardiac medical device experience and best-of-class sales practices from his long tenure with Medtronic where he led sales teams in the cardiac surgery, pacing, spine, and neuromod divisions. His outstanding track record of building and managing high performing sales teams is expected to be the key to the success of our commercialization efforts here in the U.S.\u00a0 We plan to take advantage of our extensive history of selling CytoSorb in 67 countries worldwide to facilitate this process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Phillip Chan<\/span>, Chief Executive Officer of CytoSorbents added, &#8220;We are fortunate to have Jim, a seasoned and experienced sales and marketing leader from one of the largest and most respected medical device companies in the world, join our company.\u00a0 During 2021, Jim will help to maximize our CytoSorb sales opportunities under FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 and more importantly, prepare the Company to rapidly target an estimated <span class=\"xn-money\">$250 million<\/span> annual addressable U.S. market, contingent upon future U.S. approval of CytoSorb for ticagrelor removal during urgent and emergent cardiothoracic surgery.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About CytoSorbents Corporation <\/b><br \/>\n        <b>(<\/b>NASDAQ:\u00a0CTSO<b>)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=4243755776&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcytosorbents.com%2F&amp;a=CytoSorbents+Corporation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CytoSorbents Corporation<\/a>\u00a0is a leader in critical care immunotherapy, specializing in blood purification. Its flagship product, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=658984219&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cytosorb.com%2F&amp;a=CytoSorb%C2%AE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CytoSorb\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0is approved in the European Union with distribution in 67 countries around the world, as an extracorporeal cytokine adsorber designed to reduce the &#8220;cytokine storm&#8221; or &#8220;cytokine release syndrome&#8221; that could otherwise cause massive inflammation, organ failure and death in common critical illnesses. These are conditions where the risk of death is extremely high, yet no effective treatments exist. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=658984219&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cytosorb.com%2F&amp;a=CytoSorb%C2%AE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">CytoSorb\u00ae<\/a>\u00a0is also being used during and after cardiac surgery to remove inflammatory mediators that can lead to post-operative complications, including multiple organ failure. CytoSorb\u00ae has been used in more than 110,000 human treatments to date.\u00a0 CytoSorb has received CE-Mark label expansions for the removal of bilirubin (liver disease), myoglobin (trauma) and both <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=2081469895&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fcytosorb-is-approved-and-available-for-the-removal-of-ticagrelor-a-leading-anti-platelet-drug-during-cardiopulmonary-bypass-in-the-eu-300995215.html&amp;a=ticagrelor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ticagrelor<\/a>\u00a0and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=1318200860&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fcytosorb-is-eu-approved-to-remove-rivaroxaban-a-leading-factor-xa-inhibitor-and-novel-oral-anticoagulant-during-on-pump-cardiothoracic-surgery-301057276.html&amp;a=rivaroxaban\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">rivaroxaban<\/a>\u00a0during cardiothoracic surgery.\u00a0 CytoSorb has also received <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=110012391&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fus-fda-grants-cytosorb-emergency-use-authorization-for-use-in-patients-with-covid-19-infection-301039293.html&amp;a=FDA+Emergency+Use+Authorization\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">FDA Emergency Use Authorization<\/a>\u00a0in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> for use in critically ill COVID-19 patients with imminent or confirmed respiratory failure, in defined circumstances.\u00a0 CytoSorb has also been granted <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=763767469&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prnewswire.com%2Fnews-releases%2Fdevelopment-update-us-fda-grants-breakthrough-designation-to-cytosorb-for-removal-of-ticagrelor-during-cardiopulmonary-bypass-in-emergent-and-urgent-cardiothoracic-surgery-301043326.html&amp;a=FDA+Breakthrough+Designation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">FDA Breakthrough Designation<\/a>\u00a0for the removal of ticagrelor in a cardiopulmonary bypass circuit during emergent and urgent cardiothoracic surgery.<\/p>\n<p>CytoSorbents&#8217; purification technologies are based on biocompatible, highly porous polymer beads that can actively remove toxic substances from blood and other bodily fluids by pore capture and surface adsorption. Its technologies have received non-dilutive grant, contract, and other funding of more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$38 million<\/span> from DARPA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Air Force Material Command (USAF\/AFMC), and others. The Company has numerous products under development based upon this unique blood purification technology protected by many issued U.S. and international patents and multiple applications pending, including ECOS-300CY\u2122, CytoSorb-XL\u2122, HemoDefend-RBC\u2122, HemoDefend-BGA\u2122, VetResQ\u2122, K<sup>+<\/sup>ontrol\u2122, ContrastSorb, DrugSorb, and others.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0For more information, please visit the Company&#8217;s websites at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=3101071008&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcytosorbents.com%2F&amp;a=www.cytosorbents.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.cytosorbents.com<\/a>\u00a0and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=3364022159&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cytosorb.com%2F&amp;a=www.cytosorb.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.cytosorb.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow us on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=642408175&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcytosorbents&amp;a=Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3032696-1&amp;h=3283893346&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FCytoSorbents&amp;a=Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Forward-Looking Statements<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>This press release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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Corporation\u00a0(NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorb\u00ae\u00a0blood purification technology to treat deadly inflammation in critically ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announces the immediate appointment of James Komsa as Vice President &#8211; U.S. Sales and Marketing. 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