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New Senior Management Appointments Strengthen Executive Team
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Zosano Pharma, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company developing a novel transdermal delivery technology, today announced that Gail Schulze has joined the company as chair and CEO. The company also announced several recent appointments to the Zosano leadership team, including Don Brown, chief operating officer and president; John M. Vuko, executive vice president and chief financial officer; Beth Anne Piper, M.D., vice president, clinical development; and Stephen Worsley, vice president, business development.
In her new role of chair and CEO, Ms. Schulze will spearhead Zosano's strategic and operational initiatives to advance the company's novel therapeutic programs, including its lead product Zosano PTH Patch, a proprietary transdermal patch formulation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) for the treatment of established osteoporosis.
"Gail brings a tremendous track record of executive leadership to Zosano, and her depth of experience will be a key asset as the company advances its product pipeline and pursues strategic partnerships to leverage the potential of Zosano's innovative transdermal delivery technology," said Jim Barrett, Ph.D., formerly chairman of Zosano's board of directors and a general partner at New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA).
In addition to her role at Zosano, Ms. Schulze has held numerous board
positions and is currently a director of Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS).
She was previously CEO of YM Biosciences US and president, YM Biosciences,
Inc. Prior to joining YM Biosciences, she was president, CEO and director
of Eximias Pharmaceutical Corporation. She formerly served as COO an
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