BlueWind Medical Appoints Lori Chmura as Chair of the Board of Directors

BlueWind Medical has announced that Lori Chmura has been elected to serve as the Chair of its Board of Directors effective September 6th. Ms. Chmura is a distinguished executive with over 30 years’ experience in the MedTech industry. She has successfully led multiple privately held, venture backed companies and held key sales and marketing leadership roles at some of the world’s largest global medical device companies. Leveraging her proven track record of transforming businesses and driving growth, Ms. Chmura’s appointment as the Chair for BlueWind Medical’s Board will be invaluable as BlueWind Medical continues to innovate and expand commercially.

Ms. Chmura is currently Chief Executive Officer and Board Director at Nyra Medical, an innovative medical device company developing a next generation transcatheter mitral valve repair technology. Prior to joining Nyra Medical, she served as Chief Executive Officer, and Board Director at Soundbite Medical Solutions and Dune Medical Devices, where she led the restructuring of both businesses resulting in a cross-border licensing deal at one company, and an acquisition of the other. In addition, Ms. Chmura brings leadership experience in several large multi-national medical device companies, including positions with Medtronic, Covidien and Johnson and Johnson, where she led the growth of the businesses in the United States and globally. She also previously served on the Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Deal Team at OpSens Medical (TSX- OPS), which was acquired by Haemonetics (NYSE-HAE) in 2023, and on the Board of Standard Molecular. Ms. Chmura holds an MBA from Duke University and received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Southern Connecticut State University.

“We are pleased to welcome Lori Chmura to the BlueWind Medical Board,” said Dan Lemaitre, CEO of BlueWind Medical. “Lori’s deep experience in MedTech commercialization will be an important asset to the Board and company as we work together to make the transformative Revi therapy available to more patients and further BlueWind’s mission to meet the needs of patients with UUI and help them live their best lives.”

Source: BlueWind Medical