RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -  InnerPulse, Inc, a privately held company developing unique technologies for the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms, announced today the appointment of James F. Buck as Vice-President, Marketing and Business Development, effective immediately. Mr. Buck, who reports directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel A. Pelak, has 15 years of experience in the medical device industry including more than a decade in the cardiac rhythm management (CRM) sector.

Mr. Buck, 43, most recently served as Vice-President, Marketing and Business Development for Closure Medical Corporation, a medical device developer and manufacturer located in Raleigh, N.C. Mr. Buck was a key member of the management team through the sale of the business last year to Johnson & Johnson.

"Jim's breadth of CRM market knowledge and overall medical device industry experience will be of great value as we grow the company. He adds a strong market and patient focus we will need as we continue development of this important technology," Pelak said.

Before joining Closure, Mr. Buck spent 11 years at St. Jude Medical where he held roles of increasing responsibility in electrophysiology product management and CRM sales, sales management, business development and strategic marketing.

Mr. Buck holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Indiana University and a master's degree in management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

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