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Tuesday, February 18 2020 - 19:00
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MMI SpA Appoints Ryan Rhodes as Chief Commercial Officer
CALCI, Italy, Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

MMI SpA, an Italian company dedicated to improving clinical outcomes for 
patients undergoing microsurgery, announced today the appointment of Ryan 
Rhodes to the position of Global Chief Commercial Officer. 

Mr. Rhodes brings nearly 30 years of experience in the medical device industry 
with over 17 years in surgical robotics. As the former President and CEO of 
Restoration Robotics for nearly 4 years and over 13 years at Intuitive 
Surgical, Ryan's expertise will drive the commercialization of the MMI robotic 
system for microsurgery [https://www.linkedin.com/company/restorationrobotics/].

Giuseppe Prisco, CEO of MMI, said, "We are excited to welcome Ryan as our Chief 
Commercial Officer. Ryan's strength in marketing, sales and management for 
robotics companies will help us transition from a technology start-up to a 
major force in surgical robotics. His commercial acumen is perfectly timed as 
we prepare for our initial launch in Europe and entry into other strategic 
markets such as North America and Asia."

"I am pleased to join MMI at this exciting moment as we anticipate our first 
human use. Due to the high level of precision, dexterity and skill required to 
perform microsurgery, I am confident that robotics will have the ability to 
positively impact clinical outcomes. It will be exciting to see how our robotic 
technology will increase patient access to these important procedures," said 
Mr. Rhodes.

Prior to joining MMI, Ryan Rhodes served as the CEO of Restoration Robotics, 
the global leader in Robotic Aesthetic Surgery, which he led through a 
successful merger in 2019 with Venus Concept, Inc. Prior to Restoration 
Robotics, Ryan spent 13 years at Intuitive Surgical serving in various 
marketing roles including VP of Global Clinical Marketing. During his 11 years 
at Ethicon, Inc. (J&J Company), Mr. Rhodes served in various strategic 
marketing, training and sales roles. Mr. Rhodes received a Bachelor of Arts in 
Public Administration from San Diego State University. 

For more information, please visit: http://www.mmimicro.com.

The MMI system for robotic microsurgery is only commercially available in the 
European Economic Area. 

About MMI 

MMI S.p.A. was founded in 2015 and developed the first teleoperated robotic 
platform for microsurgery featuring the world's smallest wristed 
microinstruments. Based in Calci (PI), Italy with several locations near Pisa, 
the MMI team is an expanding group of 50+ motivated experts working together to 
make the robotic future of microsurgery a reality.

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Source: MMI S.p.A.
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