San Jose, California-based Outset Medical has appointed John Brottem as the company’s new general counsel.
Brottem previously worked at Omnicell, where he was most recently vice president and deputy general counsel. During his time with Omnicell, he was involved in matters relating to public company reporting, corporate governance, M&A and strategic transactions, sales and marketing support, compliance, regulation, intellectual property and litigation.
Before working at Omnicell, he was corporate counsel at Brocade Communications Systems and Foundry Networks, having spent six years as an associate in the business department of law firm Cooley.
Outset Medical develops technology for the dialysis market.
‘We are thrilled to have John join our team as general counsel,’ says Outset Medical CEO Leslie Trigg in a statement. ‘[His] capability and expertise in supporting the legal needs of high-growth companies will be invaluable to Outset.’
‘I am excited about joining Outset, a company that is disrupting the dialysis market and poised for momentous growth,’ Brottem says. ‘I look forward to working with the team at Outset in support of the company’s continued success, growth and commitment to dialysis patients.’