SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sientra, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIEN), a medical aesthetics company, today announced that Vidur Sahney has been appointed Vice President, Operations and Supply Chain, effective immediately. Mr. Sahney adds over 11 years of implantable medical device operations, manufacturing, supply chain management and product development experience.
Jeffrey Nugent, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sientra, said, “Vidur joins our management team at a very important juncture, as we advance toward finalizing a stable manufacturing supply solution for our breast implant products. We have completed final verification and testing of finished product in collaboration with our partner Vesta and remain on track to submit our PMA supplement to the FDA by the end of the first quarter of 2017. As we move toward that submission and anticipated approval, Vidur will be assuming responsibility for Sientra’s manufacturing and supply chain execution and I am confident that he will play a lead role in building a scalable operations function to contribute significantly to our short and long term growth objectives and product margin targets across our growing portfolio of surgical aesthetics products.”
Mr. Sahney most recently served as Senior Director of Operations at Thoratec, now part of St. Jude Medical, where he was responsible for commercializing the Company’s HeartMate PHP program. Previously, Mr. Sahney served as Senior Director of Manufacturing and Operations at CR Bard Vascular, formerly Loma Vista Medical, where he worked to take a novel class III fiber composite balloon catheter from conception to commercialization while managing key contract manufacturer relationships. Mr. Sahney also worked as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Abbott Vascular and as a Senior Manufacturing Process Engineer at Abbott Diabetes Care. Mr. Sahney started his operations career at Toyota’s North American contract manufacturer, New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc. or NUMMI, where he learned the fundamentals of Lean Manufacturing.
Mr. Sahney received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from San Francisco State University.
About Sientra
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, Sientra is a medical aesthetics company committed to making a difference in patients’ lives by enhancing their body image, growing their self-esteem and restoring their confidence. The Company was founded to provide greater choice to board-certified plastic surgeons and patients in need of medical aesthetics products. The Company has developed a broad portfolio of products with technologically differentiated characteristics, supported by independent laboratory testing and strong clinical trial outcomes. The Company sells its breast implants and breast tissue expanders exclusively to board-certified and board-admissible plastic surgeons and tailors its customer service offerings to their specific needs. The Company also offers a range of other aesthetic and specialty products including bioCorneum®, the professional choice in scar management.
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