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Hard to say, but yesterday might be related to this:

http://macdailynews.com/2016/11/23/ming-chi-kuo-apples-next-gen-iphone-to-feature-all-glass-case-for-wireless-charging/

Regardless, the stock wasn't moving anywhere, Lugee has 3 seats already, with a pending 4th, and Bresnick has apparently been around LQMT Offices quite a bit and not in the Netherlands running LeaderBiomed, which was just formed in 2012 and their global footprint is already pretty impressive.

http://www.leaderbiomedical.com/about-us/history-leader-biomedical/

And he's added, at least, Russia and South America to the list, while also having an Office established in Chicago.

Look at the Sales Manager position requirements in the USA. I don't see how Hauck survives this now.

There are great salespeople from 3M that generate many millions in sales and are entrepreneurial and Hauck is from "Kinetics" and "Hennepin Technical College." Leaderbiomed wants a person from a top 20 med device company and wants their Sales Manager, not even an Executive, like Hauck is positioned as, to have an MBA. The really disappointing thing is if it's true that Hauck blames lack of sales on Bromage then either a) he should have vetted more before he came on if the opportunities were "lost" because of Bromage or b) and even worse, he blames someone else for his own failings:

Sales Manager USA

Function
Sales
Closing date
Region
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Level of experience
Full-time/Part-time
Full-time
Contract type
Leader Biomedical USA and its affiliates world-wide are looking for an entrepreneurial and vibrant Sales Manager to build up and grow our biomedical business across the North American continent. It is a significant hands-on role, which includes building the business across North America, from the ground up. Taking ownership, a solid network and a strong business acumen are key.

Primary responsibilities

Maximise market opportunities across USA following a strategic direction
Deliver on agreed sales targets and action plans via distributors and B2B
Develop impactful and coordinated actions aimed at increasing customer engagement
Build relationships with top customers in order to increase sales volumes
Collaborate with internal business partners on actively leveraging the product portfolio and drive sales
Monitor the market and gather competitive intelligence on new strategies, industry tactics, and opportunities for business growth
Key requirements from the candidate

Regional champion having lead a small sales team in the past
Subject matter expert- strong understanding of Orthopaedics and knowledgeable adjacent fields of spine, trauma, etc
Leadership qualities- knows when to act himself/herself and when to delegate to maximise results,
Entrepreneurial – self motivated to build the business from scratch
Cross functional understanding- good understanding of Marketing, health economics
The Sales Manager reports directly to the Board of Directors of Leader Biomedical Group and will work out of our USA office with expected to travel up to 50%-60%. Close collaboration with internal business partners like Product Management, Marketing & Communications, Customer Service over the different entities is encouraged. This position in based on a fulltime equivalent.

Qualifications and experience

Min. bachelor’s degree in a science based study. MBA is a plus
Proven track record in sales and commercial in the orthopaedic space with at least 8 to 10 years of experience with a top 20 medical device company
Familiarity with network of hospitals and distributors in primary joints replacements and orthobiologics along with key opinions leaders
Entrepreneurial spirit with the readiness to travel up to 50-60%
Strong communicator, both verbal and written
Personal profile:

Commercial focus, vibrant, dynamic, hands-on, self-starter, initiative taker, solid business acumen and negotiation skills, driven to learn and continuously improve.

Company profile

Leader Biomedical USA is a subsidiary of Leader Biomedical Limited. In the USA Leader Biomedical will be a company starting from ground up, supported from its operational HQ in Europe (Amsterdam) until such time it becomes self-standing. Leader Biomedical will focus on commercial distribution of its own and 3rd party product lines from Europe in the NA continent starting with USA. Amsterdam is the corporate sales and marketing division of Leader Biomedical Limited, based out of Hong Kong. Under its group companies, is a Netherlands based contract manufacturing site – EMCM BV & sales and marketing sites in India, Brazil, and China. In addition, Leader Biomedical is the management arm of aap Joints GmbH, its affiliate. The group markets its products and services to 35+ countries in addition to Europe and the USA.

The Leader group of companies is active in the medical devices business, embarking on its corporate vision “to be a leading provider of innovative healthcare solutions” and is in the process of further strategic expansion in products, services and technologies to new markets. The Amsterdam office is the seat of operational and strategic decision making for the group, with an overall strength of approximately 100 FTE.

http://www.leaderbiomedical.com/vacancy/sales-manager-orthopaedicsbiomedical/

http://www.leaderbiomedical.com/careers/careers/

P.S. He owns 100% of Leader. No need to take this public. Why give up control? LQMT is his stock play IMO.

P.P.S. Signature not meant for you.