SHELTON, CT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 08, 2007 -- Spine Wave, Inc., a company focused on the development and marketing of innovative spinal surgery solutions, announced today the appointment of James Skinner as Vice President of U.S. Sales Development. Skinner recently served as Vice President of U.S. Sales and Vice President Strategic Sales Development at NuVasive, Inc. where he was responsible for both building and transitioning that spinal device company's distribution network to an exclusive sales force. In addition, Skinner's career has included sales management positions at Sofamor Danek Group where he was recognized for his sales performance leadership, as well as at U.S. Surgical where he began as a sales representative and rose through the ranks to managerial responsibilities.