Iridex Promotes Buckley

Iridex Corp. has promoted sales and marketing executive Timothy D. Buckley to vice president of marketing and North American sales, the laser-based medical systems maker said on Thursday.

Buckley, who had previously taken over domestic sales on an interim basis, has more than 16 years of experience in the medical device industry. His past work history includes roles in sales, marketing and product development in the ophthalmology industry for companies such as Carl Zeiss Meditec and Transcend Medical. He is the former CEO and co-founder of Ocunetics of Alamo, Calif., and joined Iridex in September 2011 when Ocunetics licensed its technologies to Iridex.

Buckley will be responsible for worldwide marketing and all North American sales, including direct and independent sales forces in the US and the company’s distribution effort in Canada.

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