APOLLO ENDOSURGERY INC announced that Sharon O'Keefe has joined the company's Board of Directors, effective July 6, 2022. Ms. O'Keefe was President of the University of Chicago Medical Center from 2011 to 2020, overseeing a network of physicians and clinics with 10,000 employees and annual operating revenue in excess of $2 billion. Previously, Ms. O'Keefe served in executive leadership roles at Loyola University Medical Center, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, the University of Maryland Medical System, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Ms. O'Keefe currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at Convatec Group, a $2 billion global manufacturer of products for wound care, critical care, and infusion devices, and at Adtalem Global Education, a $1.1 billion global educational services and workforce solutions provider that focuses on diversity and empowering individuals. Ms. O'Keefe previously served on the board of Vocera Communications, a $200 million healthcare technology company, which was acquired by Stryker in 2022. Ms. O'Keefe has an M.S. in Nursing Administration from the Loyola University of Chicago, and a B.S. in Nursing from Northern Illinois University.

Apollo also announced that Rick Anderson has retired from the Apollo Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Anderson, Chairman of Revival Healthcare Capital, has served as a member of the Apollo Board of Directors since 2013.