Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA, July 2024 – Inspire Medical Systems, a leading sleep therapy company, today announced the appointment of Melissa Mann as Chief People Officer, effective immediately.
Mann brings over 25 years of experience in human capital management. She joins the Minneapolis-based sleep therapy company from UnitedHealth Group, where she served for nearly nine years in its Optum division. During her tenure at Optum, Mann held several senior leadership roles, including Senior Vice President of Human Capital for Optum Health. In this role, she led human capital for Optum’s $100 billion care delivery and healthcare solutions business, overseeing 140,000 employees. Her responsibilities included transforming Optum Health’s operating model to support significant growth in value-based care, leading organizational design, talent assessment, recruiting strategies, and managing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
“We are very excited to welcome Melissa to the Inspire team,” said Tim Herbert, CEO of Inspire Medical Systems. “In this role, Melissa will leverage her vast experience in human capital management as we continue to grow and scale our organization. Melissa is replacing Steven L. Jandrich, Vice President of Human Resources, who retired in May after six years with Inspire. We thank Steve for his dedication and service to Inspire, as we grew the company to over 1,000 team members under his leadership.”
Mann’s career also includes 13 years at Target Corporation in various human capital leadership roles, where she drove employee engagement, led talent management strategies, and implemented significant cultural and organizational changes.
“I am excited to join Inspire to help propel the company’s future growth,” Mann said. “I look forward to shaping the human capital strategy in the years to come and ensuring we have the strongest team and culture in place to fulfill Inspire’s mission of putting the patient first and serving the many patients with untreated OSA.”
Inspire Medical Systems is a pioneering company in the field of sleep therapy, specializing in treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The company’s innovative Inspire therapy is a cutting-edge treatment option designed to improve the quality of life for patients with OSA. Inspire’s mission is to put patients first and provide effective solutions for those suffering from untreated OSA. The company continues to expand its reach and impact, driven by a commitment to innovation and patient care.
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