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By Philip Joens / Friday, November 20th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Sientra collapse doomed execs
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By Glenn Rabinowitz / Friday, November 20th, 2015 / Editorials / Comments Off on Sientra, Citrix execs learning hard lessons
Two major employers on the Central Coast are learning in real time that technology management does matter. For breast implant maker Sientra, the management of its global logistics chain and global regulatory regime appears to have gotten badly off track. Tiny particles that U.S. regulators deemed not harmful caught the eye of European regulators, who Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Monday, November 16th, 2015 / Earnings, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Goleta-based Sientra’s third quarter revenues down
Sientra Inc. sales were down 6.9 percent in the third quarter of 2015 but the results were largely unaffected by recent pandemonium at the company. The Goleta-based company reported third quarter results on Nov. 16 for the quarter that ended on Sept. 30, just one week after European regulators pulled products made by Sientra’s Brazilian Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Thursday, November 12th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Goleta breast implant maker Sientra shakes up C-Suite
The writing was on the wall at Sientra. On Nov. 12, the company’s top executives took the fall. The embattled Goleta-based breast implant manufacturer cleaned house Thursday afternoon. Sientra founder and CEO Hani Zeini stepped down as CEO and he will be replaced by industry veteran Jeffrey Nugent. Nicholas Simon also resigned as chairman Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Friday, November 6th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Goleta’s Sientra reassures investors, surgeons
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By Philip Joens / Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Sientra CEO ducks questions about company’s future
Sientra CEO Hani Zeini said in a conference call on Oct. 28 that he will not speculate about the company’s future. Zeini dodged questions better than a Brooklyn Dodger dodges street cars during the call with investors, analysts and reporters to update all parties about implants contaminated by Sientra’s manufacturer. Sientra shares nosedived on Sept. Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, October 23rd, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Fire breaks out at Sientra manufacturer
Goleta breast implant developer Sientra said there had been a fire at the factory of its manufacturer in Brazil, the company announced on Oct. 23. Sientra did not say how big the fire was or if it would impact manufacturing at Silimed, the largest producer of silicone implants in South America. The company didn’t specify Read More →