Inogen names Pauls to VP role 

GOLETA, Cailf. – Inogen has appointed Eric Pauls, formerly of Tactile Medical and Philips, as its vice president of sales, North America. “Eric’s extensive experience at Tactile Medical and Philips will be a powerful addition to our existing U.S. business-to-business and prescriber sales teams,” said Gregoire Ramade, chief commercial officer. “As we advance toward the introduction of Simeox to the U.S. market, Eric’s experience with the respiratory business will help us facilitate a strong and effective rollout.” Most recently, Pauls was chief customer officer at RQM+, a global company that provides specialized solutions to help medtech companies with the full product lifecycle, from concept to commercialization. Overall, he brings more than 20 years of executive sales and business development experience to help drive and support current and future growth. At Tactile, he was directly responsible for P&L management, business development, portfolio expansion and annual operating plan creation. At Philips, he was responsible for driving the annual operating plan, business development, sales excellence and operational compliance. “I am thrilled to join the dedicated and customer-focused team at Inogen,” said Pauls. “I look forward to utilizing my expertise in the respiratory segment to drive growth and deliver best-in-class products and service for respiratory patients and our customers.” 

• Read about Inogen’s acquisition of Physio-Assist SAS, a privately held company based in France that makes a technology-enabled airway clearance device called Simeox, for $32 million.   
• Read about the company’s efforts to prioritize its prescriber channel.