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Acutus Names David Roman As New CEO; Mickelsen Departs Company

 
• By Reed Miller

After announcing that its estimated second-quarter 2022 revenue exceeded analysts’ expectations, Acutus announced that David Roman, the interim CEO and CFO, is now the permanent CEO. Also, Steven Mickelsen announced that he is stepping down as Acutus’ chief translational science officer.

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After two months as Acutus’ interim CEO, David Roman will continue to lead the electrophysiology company as its permanent president and CEO, Acutus’ board of directors announced on 21 July.

“As the board considered the needs of the company, we determined that this focus as well as David’s performance over the past two months made him the right person to lead Acutus moving forward,” Acutus’ chairman Scott Huennekens said

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