Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Adds Experienced CFO James S. Scibetta to Leadership of the Or...( SAN DIEGO Aug. 6 /- Pacira Pharma...),Health

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an acute care specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced the addition of a key senior executive to the company's management team. James S. Scibetta, joins Pacira as the Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Scibetta brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience in private and public companies as well as investment banking to Pacira. Most recently he has been consulting to Genzyme Corporation following his instrumental role as CFO of Bioenvision Inc. in its 2007 sale to Genzyme for $345 million. Prior to his tenure at Bioenvision Mr. Scibetta was EVP and CFO of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he aided the company in raising over $140 million of equity and debt capital. Mr. Scibetta is a Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of both Labopharm Inc. and Nephros Inc. Prior to his life science company executive tenures, Jim held senior investment banking positions at PaineWebber and Shattuck Hammond Partners where he was responsible for sourcing and executing capital raising, strategic advisory and mergers & acquisitions transactions for a broad base of public and private technology-based healthcare companies encompassing businesses of biotechnology, pharmacy benefits management, CRO, health and wellness benefits management, disease management, evidenced-based medicine and others.

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Pacira President and CEO Dave Stack stated, "Jim brings outstanding experience and financial leadership with a strategic perspective focused on value creation to Pacira. We expect his contributions to enhance our organizational management, growth, and capital markets strategic initiatives."

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