Viveve Medical, Inc. announced that Scott Durbin has been appointed as the company's Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Durbin, a seasoned healthcare executive and the company's former Chief Financial Officer, will also join the Board of Directors. Mr. Durbin's appointment follows Patricia Scheller's decision to step down from her position as Chief Executive Officer to pursue other personal and business opportunities.

Ms. Scheller will remain on the Viveve Board of Directors. The company also named Debora Jorn, a director at Viveve since May 2016, as Senior Advisor to the CEO. Ms. Jorn led the successful launch of a major brand for the treatment of incontinence for Pharmacia and has over 30 years of commercial experience building global pharmaceutical, aesthetics and OTC businesses.