Charlene A. Friedman joined VNUS Medical Technologies in November 2005 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. From October 2004 to October 2005, Ms. Friedman provided limited consulting services to R2 Technology, Inc., a medical device company, and from October 2002 to September 2004, served as their Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. From 2000 to 2002, Ms. Friedman served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Aviron, a biopharmaceutical company. From 1996 to 1999, Ms. Friedman served as Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Collagen Aesthetics, Inc., a medical device company. Prior to joining Collagen, Ms. Friedman was in private practice for over 10 years. She is a member of the California and Massachusetts state bars and holds a B.A in Ancient Greek and Latin from Tufts University and a J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law. |