Eric Pauls Joins Inogen as Sales VP for North America

Inogen Inc. has hired Eric Pauls as vice president of Sales for North America.

“We are excited to welcome Eric to the Inogen team. With over 20 years of experience driving growth and leading high-performing teams in the respiratory care business, his leadership will be instrumental as we expand our product offerings and solutions for patients with respiratory conditions in the United States,” Inogen President/CEO Kevin Smith said. 
 
“Eric’s extensive experience at Tactile Medical and Philips will be a powerful addition to our existing U.S. business-to-business and prescriber sales teams,” Inogen Chief Commercial Officer Gregoire Ramade added. “As we advance towards the introduction of Simeox to the U.S. market, Eric’s experience with the respiratory business will help us facilitate a strong and effective rollout.” 
 
Pauls has more than two decades of executive sales and business development experience to help drive and support current and future growth. He joins Inogen from RQM+, where he served as chief customer officer. He previously worked as a senior sales executive at Tactile Medical, where he was directly responsible for P&L management, business development, portfolio expansion, and annual operating plan creation. Pauls is known for his ability to serve as a trusted advisor to key customers, peers, and his team. In his previous role as an executive sales leader of Philips, he was accountable for driving the annual operating plan, business development, sales excellence, and operational compliance.
 
“I am thrilled to join the dedicated and customer-focused team at Inogen,” Pauls stated. “I look forward to utilizing my expertise in the respiratory segment to drive growth and deliver products and service for respiratory patients and our customers.”
 
Inogen Inc. is a global medical technology company offering respiratory products for use in the homecare setting. Inogen supports patient respiratory care by developing, manufacturing, and marketing portable oxygen concentrators used to deliver supplemental long-term oxygen therapy to patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions. Inogen partners with patients, prescribers, home medical equipment providers, and distributors to make its oxygen therapy products available.