InspireMD Appoints Carotid Intervention Commercial Leader Kathleen Kennedy as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing

MIAMI, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR) (“InspireMD” or the “Company”), developer of the CGuard(®) Prime carotid stent system for the prevention of stroke, today announced the appointment of accomplished commercial leader Kathleen Kennedy as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, reporting to CEO Marvin Slosman. Ms. Kennedy brings more than 30 years of medical device sales leadership experience, including significant expertise in carotid intervention and carotid stenting. Having previously led regional sales efforts supporting the U.S. launch of CGuard Prime, she returns to InspireMD with deep relationships across the vascular, neurovascular and cardiovascular physician communities, as well as extensive experience working with health systems that are key to driving adoption of carotid therapies.

“Kathy’s appointment reflects our continued commitment to building a highly talented and productive commercial team in anticipation of the planned U.S. commercialization of the CGuard platform, and I am very pleased to welcome her back to InspireMD,” stated Marvin Slosman, Chief Executive Officer. “As we prepare for the potential U.S. approval and commercial relaunch of the CGuard platform, including CGuard Prime 80cm for TCAR procedures, Kathy's deep expertise in carotid intervention, proven commercial leadership and established relationships throughout the field make her invaluable to our U.S. commercial organization and scaling our commercial growth.”