Minerva Surgical, Inc. announced that the board of directors of Minerva Surgical has appointed Derrick Sung, Ph.D. to serve as a Class II director, with a term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. The Board has affirmatively determined that Dr. Sung is an independent director pursuant to the listing standards of The NASDAQ Stock Market. Dr. Sung has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Pulmonx Corporation since May 2019.

From May 2015 to May 2019, Dr. Sung served as the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for iRhythm Technologies, Inc., a digital healthcare and medical technology company. From February 2008 to April 2015, Dr. Sung was the senior equity research analyst covering the medical devices sector for Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein L.P. From 2004 to 2008, he served as Director of Marketing and Business Development in the Neuromodulation division of Boston Scientific Corporation. From 2000 to 2004, Dr. Sung was a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, a business consulting firm.

He started his career as an R&D engineer for Guidant Corporation. Dr. Sung holds a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from U.C. San Diego, an M.B.A. from San Diego State University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.