BURLINGTON, Mass., June 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMAT), announced today that it has begun selling Direct-to-Hospital in New Zealand and will be converting Finland as of January 2016.
"We continue to leverage our international presence as we transition countries away from distributors and through our direct sales channel instead,” said George W. LeMaitre, Chairman and CEO. “Selling direct allows us to build closer relationships with our vascular surgeon customers, including the opportunity to offer our full complement of products."
With the conversion of these two countries, LeMaitre will have direct sales to hospitals in 21 countries, up from 14 in 2010. To prepare for the go-direct initiative in New Zealand, the Company hired it first sales person, who will be supported by the Melbourne office. In Finland, the Company plans to leverage its Nordics manager in support of a Helsinki-based sales person.
About LeMaitre Vascular
LeMaitre Vascular is a provider of devices and implants for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease, a condition that affects more than 20 million people worldwide. The Company develops, manufactures and markets disposable and implantable vascular devices to address the needs of its core customer, the vascular surgeon. The Company's diversified product portfolio consists of brand name devices used in arteries and veins outside of the heart. Additional information can be found at http://www.lemaitre.com.
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