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Sunshine Heart, Inc (ASX: SHC), a global medical device company focused on innovative heart assist technologies, announces the retirement of Mr Don Rohrbaugh as a director of the Company effective 31 October 2009. The company further announces the appointment of Mr David Rosa as a director of the Company effective 1 November 2009.

About the Board
Following the retirement of Mr Rohrbaugh, the appointment of Mr Rosa and the re-election at the recent AGM of Dr Geoff Brooke and Mr Brennan the board of seven members will consist of five non executive directors and two executive directors:

Nicholas Callinan - Chairman
John Brennan +
Dr Geoff Brooke +
Crispin Marsh *
Donal O'Dwyer *
Dr William Peters - Medical Director and Chief Technical Officer
David Rosa - Chief Executive Officer

+ denotes member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
* denotes member of the Audit, Compliance & Governance Committee