More expenses - sheesh Sunshine Heart Hires Gordon Weber as Vice...

More expenses - sheesh

Sunshine Heart Hires Gordon Weber as Vice President, General Counsel

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunshine Heart, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSH) announced today that Gordon Weber has accepted the role of Vice President, General Counsel effective May 15, 2017. In his capacity, Mr. Weber will provide legal counsel to the Company and will oversee the Company's compliance programs as it grows its commercial operations and develops new business opportunities.

"We are thrilled to have someone with Gordon's caliber and background join the company as our General Counsel," said John Erb, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sunshine Heart. "His extensive experience working with both established and emerging growth companies will be critical to successfully scale our commercial organization."

Prior to joining Sunshine Heart, Mr. Weber was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Vascular Solutions, Inc., a publicly held medical device company, was Associate General Counsel at Smiths Medical, a $1.1B medical device manufacturer, and was a partner at Faegre & Benson LLP. Mr. Weber holds a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law, and a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Luther College.

About Sunshine Heart
Sunshine Heart, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSH) is an early-stage medical device company focused on commercializing the Aquadex FlexFlow® System. The Company's commercial product, the Aquadex system, is indicated for temporary (up to eight hours) ultrafiltration treatment of patients with fluid overload who have failed diuretic therapy, and extended (longer than 8 hours) ultrafiltration treatment of patients with fluid overload who have failed diuretic therapy and require hospitalization. Our objective is to improve the quality of life for patients with heart failure and related conditions. Sunshine Heart is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Minneapolis with wholly owned subsidiaries in Australia and Ireland. The Company has been listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market since February 2012.