Tenon Medical, Inc. announced that Kristine Jacques has been appointed as an independent member of the Company's Board of Directors on March 25, 2024, effective immediately. Following this appointment, Tenon Medical's Board of Directors consists of seven members, including four independent directors. During her impressive career spanning over 35 years, Ms. Jacques brings extensive experience in various executive leadership roles in the medical devices field with expertise in global commercialization, marketing, and product management.

Most recently, Ms. Jacques was Vice President & GM, Interventional Pain Therapies of Vivex Biologics, Inc. where she leveraged her experience in global commercialization to spearhead the go-to-market strategy of disruptive technology in the interventional spine market. Before her tenure at Vivex, Ms. Jacques served in multiple senior management roles at publicly traded Alphatec Spine, Inc. (ATEC), General Electric Corporation (GE) and Smith and Nephew, PLC (SNN). Ms. Jacques received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance Administration from Michigan State University.