Urologix adds Smrdel to management team
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Brian Smrdel has become the CFO of Urologix, a firm that specialises in minimally-invasive technology for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Mr Smrdel was most recently the corporate controller at Angeion, a developer of cardiorespiratory diagnostic systems. Prior to this, he worked in various financial roles at PepsiAmericas, co-operative firm Land O’Lakes and retailing company Target. Rebecca Weber will continue as Urologix’s director of finance. Since 2008, she has been working as both the firm’s controller and director of finance. Urologix’s lead product is the Targis system, which uses “cooled thermotherapy” (transurethral microwave thermotherapy) to deliver targeted microwave energy deep into hyperplastic prostate tissue, creating coagulative necrosis.