IntegraMed Fertility, the nation’s largest network of fertilityclinics hires Cristobel von Walstrom as Vice President of Operations. IntegraMed Fertility is backed by private equity firm, Sagard Capital

PURCHASE, NY - The Lancer Group places Cristobel von Walstrom as Vice President of Operations at IntegraMed Fertility, the nation's largest fertility clinics network with presence in 34 states. In this new role, Cristobel will be responsible for establish ing all strategy for building and managing industry leading products and services while having direct oversight for effective and efficient operations. In addition, Cristobel will have full P&L responsibility over the business and will oversee all financia l aspects of the company's financial programs. Cristobel brings to IntegraMed Fertility over 15 years of innovative product management, product development, and product strategy experience. She was most recently Vice President and Senior Business Leader a t MasterCard Advisors - MasterCard's professional services arm - where she was responsible for spearheading end - to - end product strategy from ideation to launch, monitoring, and enhancement. She joined MasterCard in 2005 as Vice President and Business Leader for Premium and SMB products and was rotated into roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to MasterCard, Cristobel served as Senior Marketing Manager at American Express OPEN, leading payment card issuer for small businesses in the United States. Cris tobel holds and MBA from Yale University.

About The Lancer Group
The Lancer Group is a leading retained executive search firm that is trusted by private equity firms, their portfolio companies and public corporations to deliver high-impact leaders. The firm specializes in board-driven search mandates including CEOs, CFOs, C-suite executives and board directors as well as private equity investment professionals and operating partners. The Lancer Group has provided strategic counsel to clients across a range of industries and has particular expertise in technology, industrial, energy, healthcare and consumer markets.

With relationships at over 50 of the top 100 private equity firms, The Lancer Group provides a range of pre-deal private equity advisory services beyond traditional executive search. These services include deal origination, diligence support and introductions to “backable” executives.

Founded in 1998, The Lancer Group is privately held and operates from offices across North America and Australia (www.thelancergroup.com).

About Integra Med Fertility IntegraMed Fertility operates the largest network of fertility clinics in partnership with leading doctors across 125 locations in the United States. IntegraMed Fertility partner centers provide advanced care to help patients realize their goals to expand their family including IUI, IVF, and egg freezing. The network performs over 35 thousand fertility treatments per year or approximately 25% of all treatments performed annually in the United States.

About Sagard Capital Sagard Capital is a long - term investor in public and private small and mid - sized companies. Sagard Capital is an evergreen fund with an indefinite holding period for its investments. Sagard specializes in flexible equity structures in minority and control positions that bes t address a company's needs. Sagard partners with management teams committed to driving long - term value, through a combination of capital, a global network of relationships, a team built to deliver value - added support, and a focus on building strong, susta inable leading businesses over the long term.

Firm Contacts
Scott Dunklee
(858) 551-1001 Ext. 2860
scott.dunklee@thelancergroup.com

Michael Misiaszek
(858) 551-1001 Ext. 2868
michael.misiaszek@thelancergroup.com

Liliana Corona
(858) 551-1001 Ext. 2874
liliana.corona@thelancergroup.com