Medexus Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
July 19 2021 - 7:40AM
Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Medexus” or the “Company”) (TSX:
MDP) (OTCQX: MEDXF) is pleased to announce the appointment of
Marcel Konrad as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective
immediately. Mr. Konrad succeeds Roland Boivin, who is stepping
down after nearly a decade in the role. Mr. Boivin has agreed to
stay on in an advisory capacity in order to help ensure an orderly
transition of responsibilities to Mr. Konrad over the next
approximately three months.
“I want to take this opportunity on behalf of
all of us at Medexus to thank Roland for all of his efforts and
dedicated service and to wish him the very best in his future
endeavours,” said Ken d’Entremont, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to have
worked with the entire Medexus team and to have played a key role
in transitioning the Company from a small Canadian-only player into
a North-American commercial leader in innovative orphan drug and
rare disease products,” said Roland Boivin. “I’m confident that
Medexus is positioned to continue to prosper and I look forward to
working with Mr. Konrad, Ken and the executive team to ensure a
smooth transition.”
Looking forward, Mr. Konrad brings over 20 years
of experience in accounting, finance and business across various
global markets, including the United States. Mr. Konrad joins the
Company from CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a precision medicine
solutions company, where he has served as Senior Vice President
Finance & Accounting and Vice President, Corporate Controller
since 2018, including a stint as acting Chief Financial Officer in
early 2021. While at CareDx, Inc., Mr. Konrad was tasked with
scaling multinational accounting, finance and business operations
including streamlining processes and systems while navigating the
integration of various financings and cross-border
acquisitions.
Prior to joining CareDx, Inc., Mr. Konrad worked
in similar roles at Santen Inc., a US subsidiary of a publicly
listed Japanese pharmaceutical company with global operations, and
held various roles at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, both in the US and
Switzerland. Mr. Konrad holds an International MBA from the
University of San Diego and graduated Business Administration from
HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr. Konrad is an
active US Certified Public Accountant and during his tenure at
Novartis has completed the Finance Leadership Program at the
Harvard Business School.
“Marcel brings to Medexus a combination of
financial acumen, strategic and industry expertise and global
operational leadership experience that will be invaluable to the
Company. We very much look forward to Marcel beginning his Medexus
journey,” Mr. d’Entremont said.
About Medexus Pharmaceuticals
Inc.
Medexus is a leader in innovative rare disease
treatment solutions with a strong North American commercial
platform. From a foundation of proven best in class products we are
building a highly differentiated company with a portfolio of
innovative and high value orphan and rare disease products that
will underpin our growth for the next decade. The Company’s vision
is to provide the best healthcare products to healthcare
professionals and patients, through our core values of Quality,
Innovation, Customer Service and Teamwork. Medexus Pharmaceuticals
is focused on the therapeutic areas of auto-immune disease,
hematology, and allergy. The Company’s leading products are:
Rasuvo™ and Metoject®, a unique formulation of methotrexate
(auto-pen and pre-filled syringe) designed to treat rheumatoid
arthritis and other auto-immune diseases; IXINITY®, an intravenous
recombinant factor IX therapeutic for use in patients 12 years of
age or older with Hemophilia B – a hereditary bleeding disorder
characterized by a deficiency of clotting factor IX in the blood,
which is necessary to control bleeding; and Rupall®, an innovative
prescription allergy medication with a unique mode of action.
For more information, please
contact:
Ken d’Entremont, Chief Executive OfficerMedexus
Pharmaceuticals Inc.Tel.: 905-676-0003E-mail:
ken.dentremont@medexus.com
Investor Relations (U.S.):Crescendo
Communications, LLCTel: +1-212-671-1020Email:
mdp@crescendo-ir.com
Investor Relations (Canada):Tina ByersAdelaide
CapitalTel: 905-330-3275E-mail: tina@adcap.ca
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