DGAP-Adhoc: LifeWatch AG: Stefan Vogt named Chief Commercial Officer
EQS Group-Ad-hoc: LifeWatch AG / Key word(s): Change of Personnel
LifeWatch AG: Stefan Vogt named Chief Commercial Officer
08.12.2014 / 07:00
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Stefan Vogt named Chief Commercial Officer
Neuhausen am Rheinfall/Switzerland, December 8, 2014 - LifeWatch AG (SIX
Swiss Exchange: LIFE), a leading provider of medical solutions in remote
cardiac monitoring, announces two changes to its Executive Management Team.
The Board of Directors has appointed Stefan Vogt as Chief Commercial
Officer effective January 1, 2015. Stefan Vogt will be based in Switzerland
and be responsible for Global Sales and Marketing, including the
development of international business, as well as mHealth initiatives.
Stefan Vogt, who is currently interim head of Global Sales, will also
continue to fulfill this role until a suitable replacement has been found.
Stefan Vogt brings to the LifeWatch Group significant international
experience in sales and marketing operations in both the medical device and
telecommunications industries. He previously served as Head of Marketing at
Straumann, Chief Operating Officer of Implant Direct Europe and gained
extensive experience in the telecommunications industry while working at
Swisscom and AT&T in both the U.S. and Europe. The Board welcomes Stefan
Vogt to the Executive Management Team and wishes him every success for the
future.
LifeWatch also announces that, following over 6 years with the company,
Yair Tal, President mHealth, has decided to leave in order to pursue a new
opportunity. During his time with LifeWatch, Yair Tal has successfully
headed-up LifeWatch Technologies, Ltd. in Israel and spearheaded our
mHealth efforts. We regret Yair Tal's decision and would like to wish him
every success in the future in both his personal and professional life.
For further questions:
LifeWatch AG
c/o Dynamics Group, Philippe Blangey / Doris Rudischhauser
Phone: +41 43 268 32 35
E-mail: investor-relations@lifewatch.com About LifeWatch AG:
LifeWatch AG, headquartered in Neuhausen am Rheinfall and listed on SIX
Swiss Exchange (LIFE),
Switzerland, is a leading healthcare technology and solution company,
specializing in advanced telehealth systems and wireless remote patient
monitoring services. LifeWatch's services provide physicians with critical
information to determine appropriate treatment and thereby improve patient
outcomes. LifeWatch AG has operative subsidiaries in the United States, in
Switzerland and in Israel, and is the parent company of LifeWatch Services
Inc., and LifeWatch Technologies, Ltd. LifeWatch Services, Inc. is a
leading U.S.-based provider of cardiac monitoring services and home sleep
testing of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). LifeWatch Technologies Ltd.,
based in Israel, is a leading developer and manufacturer of telemedicine
products. For additional information, please visit www.lifewatch.com.
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including statements regarding future results of operations and financial
position, the business strategy, and plans and objectives for future
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"will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect" and
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LifeWatch AG has based these forward-looking statements largely on current
expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that
it believes may affect the financial condition, results of operations,
business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and
objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In light of
these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and
circumstances described may not occur and actual results could differ
materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based only
on data available to LifeWatch AG at the time of the issue of this press
release. LifeWatch AG does not undertake any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
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GENERAL
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THE UNITED STATES, OR AN INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR PURCHASE ANY
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ADDITION, THE SECURITIES OF LIFEWATCH AG AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUER AND ITS MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS OF THE ISSUER.
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Language: English
Company: LifeWatch AG
Rundbuckstrasse 6
8212 Neuhausen am Rheinfall
Switzerland
Phone: +41 52 632 00 50
Fax: +41 52 632 00 51
Internet: www.lifewatch.com
ISIN: CH0012815459
Valor: 811189
Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart; Frankfurt in Open Market
; SIX
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