Inogen, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Kevin Smith as Inogen?s Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, succeeding Nabil Shabshab. Mr. Smith brings more than 20 years of commercial leadership experience in the medical device industry, including respiratory care and durable medical equipment businesses, and a history of success in executing value-creating transformations across organizations. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer at Sirtex Medical Limited, a global manufacturer of interventional treatment solutions, where he successfully implemented a profitable growth strategy, including global expansion, and oversaw the company?s business development strategy.

Mr. Smith previously held senior positions at Sensium Healthcare Ltd., Teleflex, Hillrom Holdings and ZOLL Medical Corporation. Throughout his career, he has developed extensive expertise strategically navigating enterprises through market cycles, leading business turnarounds, optimizing business channels, introducing new products, and driving growth and international market expansion. Mr. Smith joins Inogen from Sirtex Medical Limited, a previously ASX-listed leading manufacturer of interventional treatment solutions, where he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer since 2019.

He originally joined Sirtex in 2017 as Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing for the Americas, and was responsible for transforming the company?s business development approach, implementing impactful commercial strategies for sustained profitable growth, and leading Sirtex?s expansion into Latin America. From October 2015 to November 2016, Mr. Smith served as Chief Commercial Officer at Sensium Healthcare Ltd., where he was responsible for revising the growth strategy, and eventually arranging a sale of the business to The Surgical Company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Smith held a variety of leadership roles in the global therapeutic and medical device industry, including a seven-year tenure at Teleflex within the cardiac business unit, where he served as Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and eventually International Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Key highlights of Mr. Smith?s tenure at Teleflex include leading new product launches, driving sales channel optimization initiatives and implementing strategies to improve gross margins and profitability. Mr. Smithearned an MBA in global management from the University of Phoenix and holds a Bachelor?s degree in marketing from the University of Kentucky.