Conatus Pharmaceuticals Appoints Kathy Scott as Independent Board Member
November 18 2019 - 4:05PM
Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNAT) today announced the
appointment of Kathleen D. Scott to the Conatus Board of Directors
as an additional independent member.
“We are pleased to expand the perspective of our Board of
Directors with the addition of a proven financial leader with
substantial experience in strategic transactions, corporate
governance and financial reporting,” said Steven J. Mento, Ph.D.,
President, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Conatus.
“Kathy’s demonstrated capabilities across a broad range of life
science finance initiatives should prove most helpful to Conatus as
we continue with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., in our review of
strategic alternatives.”
Kathleen ScottMs. Scott is currently a Managing
Director at Hale BioPharma Ventures, and Chief Financial Officer
for some of its portfolio companies in the life science industry
including Adigica Health, an e-commerce company focused on selling
health care products direct to the consumer; Recros Medica, a
development stage company designing a medical device to be used by
plastic surgeons and dermatologists for skin tightening; and
Neurana Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company
developing therapeutic products to treat unmet needs in diseases
and conditions of the central nervous system. Ms. Scott also was
previously the Chief Financial Officer of Oncternal Therapeutics,
Clarify Medical and MDRejuvena.
Ms. Scott has over 25 years of experience in finance,
accounting, M&A, and restructurings for public and private
companies. Previously Ms. Scott was a Partner at RA Capital
Advisors, a San Diego private investment bank providing financial
advisory services. She spent over 15 years with RA Capital
Advisors, completing billions of dollars of mergers, acquisitions,
divestitures, and restructurings for a broad range of corporate
clients. Ms. Scott started her career as an auditor in Arthur
Andersen’s San Diego office, focusing on both public and private
clients. Ms. Scott is a CPA and CFA charter holder. She is
currently chair of the board of directors of the YMCA of San Diego
County and a board member of Corporate Directors’ Forum.
CONTACT: Keith MarshallConatus Pharmaceuticals
Inc.(858) 376-2600IR@conatuspharma.com
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