CytoDyn Announces Leadership Transition Plan to Su
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Posted On: 01/25/2022 6:23:23 PM
CytoDyn Announces Leadership Transition Plan to Support Regulatory Approval and Commercialization of Leronlimab
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Initiates Search for New CEO With Requisite Pharmaceutical Industry Experience
Antonio Migliarese Appointed Interim President
VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of CytoDyn Inc. (OTCQB: CYDY) ("CytoDyn" or the "Company"
, a biotechnology company developing leronlimab, a CCR5 antagonist with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications, announced a leadership transition plan. Effective immediately, Antonio Migliarese, currently CytoDyn’s Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed interim President. The Board of Directors terminated the employment of Nader Z. Pourhassan, Ph.D., as President and CEO of the Company and he is no longer a member of the Board of Directors, effective January 24, 2022. The rest of CytoDyn’s executive team is continuing with the Company and is united in their commitment to advance the Company’s objectives.
A committee of three Board members has been appointed to initiate the search for a new permanent CEO, with a focus on identifying a candidate possessing the requisite pharmaceutical industry experience to enhance the Company’s efforts to achieve regulatory approval and commercialization of leronlimab. Mr. Migliarese will also continue in his role as CFO of the Company during this interim period.
Scott A. Kelly, M.D, Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer of CytoDyn, stated, “Now is the right time for the next phase of CytoDyn’s evolution, as we focus on continuing the clinical progress of leronlimab and ultimately securing regulatory approval and commercialization. Our Board is fully focused on identifying the best possible candidate to lead the Company forward, and we are focusing our search on finding an individual with the appropriate experience and skillsets to maximize the potential of leronlimab for patients, partners, and shareholders. In addition, in an effort to enhance the Board’s independence, I have elected to step down as Chairman of the Board but will remain on the Board of Directors. The Board has elected Tanya Durkee Urbach, an independent director who has experience in corporate governance, corporate finance, business growth and securities litigation, compliance and regulatory issues, as Chairman of the Board. We thank Dr. Pourhassan for his vision and passion for developing leronlimab into a platform molecule with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications.”
CytoDyn will keep shareholders and stakeholders informed on the Company’s progress in implementing its leadership transition plan as and when appropriate.
Download as PDFJanuary 25, 2022 6:06pm EST
Initiates Search for New CEO With Requisite Pharmaceutical Industry Experience
Antonio Migliarese Appointed Interim President
VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of CytoDyn Inc. (OTCQB: CYDY) ("CytoDyn" or the "Company"
, a biotechnology company developing leronlimab, a CCR5 antagonist with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications, announced a leadership transition plan. Effective immediately, Antonio Migliarese, currently CytoDyn’s Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed interim President. The Board of Directors terminated the employment of Nader Z. Pourhassan, Ph.D., as President and CEO of the Company and he is no longer a member of the Board of Directors, effective January 24, 2022. The rest of CytoDyn’s executive team is continuing with the Company and is united in their commitment to advance the Company’s objectives. A committee of three Board members has been appointed to initiate the search for a new permanent CEO, with a focus on identifying a candidate possessing the requisite pharmaceutical industry experience to enhance the Company’s efforts to achieve regulatory approval and commercialization of leronlimab. Mr. Migliarese will also continue in his role as CFO of the Company during this interim period.
Scott A. Kelly, M.D, Chairman of the Board and Chief Medical Officer of CytoDyn, stated, “Now is the right time for the next phase of CytoDyn’s evolution, as we focus on continuing the clinical progress of leronlimab and ultimately securing regulatory approval and commercialization. Our Board is fully focused on identifying the best possible candidate to lead the Company forward, and we are focusing our search on finding an individual with the appropriate experience and skillsets to maximize the potential of leronlimab for patients, partners, and shareholders. In addition, in an effort to enhance the Board’s independence, I have elected to step down as Chairman of the Board but will remain on the Board of Directors. The Board has elected Tanya Durkee Urbach, an independent director who has experience in corporate governance, corporate finance, business growth and securities litigation, compliance and regulatory issues, as Chairman of the Board. We thank Dr. Pourhassan for his vision and passion for developing leronlimab into a platform molecule with the potential for multiple therapeutic indications.”
CytoDyn will keep shareholders and stakeholders informed on the Company’s progress in implementing its leadership transition plan as and when appropriate.
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