Inogen Announces Appointment of Mira Kirti Sahney to Board of Directors and Retirement of Board Member Tom West
Inogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: INGN), a medical technology company offering innovative respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, today announced the appointment of Mira Kirti Sahney to Inogen's Board of Directors, effective January 31, 2025. The company also announced that Tom West, who has served as a director since April 2023, retired as a member of the Board of Directors, effective January 30, 2025.
"We are thrilled to welcome Mira Sahney to the Inogen Board. Mira brings considerable management, technical, and operational experience in the medical device field to Inogen," said Elizabeth Mora, Chairperson of the Board. "Mira's appointment will further strengthen Inogen's Board with another talented, experienced, and capable member as we advance our position as a global leader in respiratory care."
"On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would also like to thank Tom West for his contributions to the Board and Company," said Ms. Mora. "He has played an important role in the transformation of Inogen over the past two years."
Mira Sahney serves as a board member of Claria Medical, a privately held minimally invasive surgical tools company. She joined Claria Medical's board in 2017. Previously, Ms. Sahney served as the President of the Pelvic Health Operating Unit at Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) from 2021 to 2024. Before joining Medtronic, Ms. Sahney served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Hyalex Orthopaedics, a venture-backed medical device innovator from 2017 to 2021. Prior to Hyalex, she served in leadership roles at Smith + Nephew (LON: SNN), including as Senior Vice President and General Manager of both the Ear, Nose and Throat and the Gynecology businesses. She began her medical technology career as co-founder and President of Myomo, Inc (NYSE:MYO), a wearable medical robotics company addressing neurological disorders.
Ms. Sahney graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She holds an M.S. from Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering. Ms. Sahney also holds both an M.S. in Engineering and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"I am extremely grateful to have been provided the opportunity to serve on Inogen's board at such an exciting time in the Company's history," said Mira Sahney. "I look forward to helping Inogen continue to deliver value for shareholders and best-in-class solutions for patients."
In connection with the appointment, Ms. Sahney will be joining the Compliance Committee as well as the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board.
About Inogen
Inogen, Inc. (NASDAQ:INGN) is a leading global medical technology company offering innovative respiratory products for use in the homecare setting. Inogen supports patient respiratory care by developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative best-in-class respiratory therapy devices used to deliver care to patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions. Inogen partners with patients, prescribers, home medical equipment providers, and distributors to make its respiratory therapy products widely available, allowing patients the chance to manage the impact of their disease.
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