AMT Nominates Three High Profile Executives to Supervisory Board
AMT Expands Management Team with Director Regulatory Affairs and Senior Clinical Consultant
Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics announced that it has nominated three international pharmaceutical executives to join the Company’s Supervisory Board of Directors: Joseph M. Feczko, M.D., Steven H. Holtzman and François Meyer. The Company has issued a notice for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Shareholders on September 20, 2010, for the election of the nominees. In connection with these proposed appointments, George Morstyn will step down from the Board.
“We are pleased to nominate three highly experienced executives from the sector for appointment by AMT’s Shareholders to our Supervisory Board. We are at an important juncture in the development of AMT: completion of the approval process with the EMA for marketing authorization of the first gene therapy treatment in the Western world and the pursuit of several other promising projects. For the next stage of our development we want to strengthen the Supervisory Board as well as Management. We are excited that three highly recognized scientists and executives have accepted to join in AMT’s effort,” said Ferdinand Verdonck, Chairman of the Supervisory Board. “George Morstyn will leave the Board to pursue other activities in his home country. The Board thanks George for his highly valuable contributions to the Company’s development during the past two years and wishes him all the best in his new endeavors.”
“In addition, we are happy to announce the appointments of Dr. Claudia Meyer, who will join the Company as Director Regulatory Affairs, and Dr. Gerald Haase as a senior clinical consultant,” continued Aldag. “Claudia joins us from Human Genome Sciences where she was responsible for European regulatory affairs. Prior to that she was responsible for regulatory affairs worldwide for a part of CSL Behring’s product portfolio. Gerald was a Senior Medical Officer at the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency for 13 years. Prior to joining the MHRA, he held several positions as Medical Director in the pharmaceutical industry in the UK, France and Switzerland, and from 2005 to 2008 was a clinical consultant with Parexel, one of the leading global clinical research organizations. Both are joining us just at a time where their ample regulatory experience is of highest importance for the Company.”
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