TearLab Corporation announced the appointment of Julie Speed to its senior management team as Vice President, Global Marketing. Ms. Speed's mandate will be leading global marketing functions for the complete its portfolio, including the company's internal diagnostics product line and the OcuHub platform. Ms. Speed has an accomplished history of pharmaceutical and medical device brand leadership as well as market research management within the global ophthalmic industry.

She joins TearLab after 15 years of progressive experience at Alcon Laboratories Inc. Her experience at Alcon includes previous roles in its global pharmaceutical and U.S. medical device franchises, including managing marketing for its intraocular lenses business, serving as a strategic advisor to its executive team, managing global brand strategies and tactics for its glaucoma franchise, conducting primary and secondary market research for its glaucoma, anti-infective and otic brand teams, and various other commercial assignments.