Charlene Herndon

Charlene Herndon is a marketing professional with 15 years of experience in strategic marketing, commercial execution and product management within the bioscience and medical device industries. Prior to joining SPRIG, Charlene worked for Cardinal Health, Medtronic, Harvard Bioscience, and Nova Biomedical where she gained experience in upstream product and market development strategies as well as downstream commercialization within the fields of vascular compression, enteral feeding, physiology, surgery and biomaterials. Charlene was a Portfolio Director at Cardinal Health, joining the organization as part of the Patient Recovery divestiture from Medtronic. In this role, Charlene managed a team that supported both commercial enablement and new product development for their vascular compression business. With Medtronic, Charlene focused on commercial globalization and market expansion, leading downstream marketing programs and awareness initiatives for their vascular and enteral feeding portfolios. During her years with Harvard Bioscience, Charlene held numerous roles including technical support, capital sales, product management and strategic marketing. She was responsible for the upstream product pipeline, successfully executed numerous global product launches and leading commercialization and training programs within various key product categories. Charlene also gained valuable business development experience, including the integration of several key corporate acquisitions. Charlene holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bucknell University as well as minors in both Spanish and Sociology.