ReShape Lifesciences Inc. Appoints Seasoned Sales and Marketing Executive, Nick Ansari, as Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Operations. ReShape Lifesciences, the premier physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions company announced that the company has appointed Nick Ansari as Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Operations, effective September 6, 2022. Mr. Ansari, who, from 2014 to 2019 was Senior Vice President Global Sales for Enteromedics, the predecessor company to Reshape, will be responsible for strengthening the executional efficiencies of the sales and marketing team, worldwide.

In this role, he will report directly to Mr. Paul F. Hickey, ReShapes President and Chief Executive Officer. Nick is a proven executive who, during his 30 year career, has built a track record of successfully developing and executing sales initiatives that drive commercial revenue and strengthen market share for emerging and global medical device companies. This includes his past successes, not only at Enteromedics, but also at Johnson &Johnson, Medtronic and Stryker Corporation, among others, stated Mr. Hickey.

Given his depth of relationships, the reputation he has achieved and the knowledge he possesses from his prior experience with Enteromedics, are confident that Nicks leadership will positively impact continued global sales growth of the Lap-Band. Nick will play a critical role on the ReShape team as execute on goal of becoming the global leader in physician-led weight loss and metabolic health solutions, with a comprehensive, integrated slate of products and services. The reversible, anatomy-sparing Lap-Band, which has been implanted in more than one million patients, globally, over the last 20 years, has proven itself to be a safe and effective approach for weight loss and I look forward to bringing the full breadth of my experience to this position in order to further expand the visibility of the Lap-Band Program and ReShapes comprehensive suite of weight loss solutions to both consumers and bariatric surgeons, worldwide, added Mr. Ansari.

Prior to joining Reshape, since November 2020, Mr. Ansari was the Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager of Biedermann-Motech Inc., a mid-sized, international, family owned and operated group of companies focused on the development, production and distribution of innovative implants and instruments for spinal and extremity surgery. From August 2019 until November 2020, he was Executive Vice President Sales &Marketing at Biocell Spine Consulting Inc. where he was responsible for commercializing the company's innovative neuromodulation device for peripheral pain. Before that, from January 2015 until July 2019, he was Senior Vice President Global Sales at Enteromedics, during which time he led a 700% increase in device sales and was a key member of the executive due diligence team responsible for purchasing the Lap-Band business.

Before that, from January 2013 to January 2015, he was President/Exclusive Biomet-Lanx Distributor at Biocell Spine, LLC, and for three years prior to that, served in positions of increasing responsibility at Lanx Inc., a spine orthopedic medical device manufacturer, subsequently acquired by Zimmer Biomet. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ansari honed his sales and distributorship skills at companies including Globus Medical Inc., Biomet Orthopaedics Inc. (now Zimmer Biomet), Medtronic Sofamor-Danek, Johnson &Johnson DePuy Ortho Tech (now DePuy Synthes) and Stryker Corporation. Mr. Ansari holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Winthrop University.