Rockwell Medical Appoints Jim McCarthy as New SVP, Business and Corporate Development
WIXOM, Mich., Sept. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMTI) (the "Company" or "Rockwell Medical") today announced that Jim McCarthy, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate and Business Development, effective September 4, 2018. In this newly-formed role, Mr. McCarthy will report to Stuart Paul, whose appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Medical also became effective today. Mr. McCarthy previously served as a Business Development Consultant for Rockwell Medical.
Mr. McCarthy is a seasoned business development executive with more than three decades of experience in the life sciences industry, including a twenty-five year career with Bristol-Myers Squibb, a publicly-traded global biopharmaceutical company. During that time, he gained significant domestic and international corporate business development experience, executing a broad range of transactions including licensing deals, strategic alliances and acquisitions. More recently, Mr. McCarthy has served in numerous roles assisting small and emerging life science companies with strategic and commercial planning, venture financing, commercial initiatives and deal support on a global basis. In addition, he has held leading roles in the Licensing Executive Society as Chair of the Life Sciences Sector and with the Licensing Executive Society International Life Sciences Leadership Committee. He holds an MBA from Indiana University and a B.S. in Physical Therapy from SUNY Upstate Medical Center, and is a recipient of the Certified Licensing Professional designation.
Mr. Paul said, "On behalf of the Company, we are pleased to officially welcome Jim as a full-time member of our team. Jim has extensive knowledge in business planning and product marketing and brings a track record of successfully executing upon commercialization strategies in a wide-range of therapeutic areas. In addition, he has significant experience leading corporate development activities, both in the U.S. and internationally. We are confident that Jim's leadership skills and relevant experience will be an asset to our new management team."
Mr. McCarthy said, "I am excited to join Rockwell Medical at this important time in its evolution. I look forward to working closely with Stuart and the rest of the talented team as we explore growth opportunities for our two innovative renal drug therapies and work to best position the Company for success."
About Rockwell Medical, Inc.
Rockwell Medical is a biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Rockwell Medical's exclusive renal drug therapies support disease management initiatives to improve the quality of life and care of dialysis patients and are intended to deliver safe and effective therapy, while decreasing drug administration costs and improving patient convenience. Rockwell Medical's anemia drug Triferic is the only FDA-approved product indicated for iron replacement and maintenance of hemoglobin in hemodialysis patients. Rockwell's FDA approved generic drug Calcitriol (active vitamin D) is for treating secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients undergoing chronic renal dialysis. Rockwell Medical is also an established manufacturer, supplier and leader in delivering high-quality hemodialysis concentrates/dialysates (used to maintain human life by removing toxins and replacing critical nutrients in the dialysis patient's bloodstream) to dialysis providers and distributors in the U.S. and abroad. Please visit www.rockwellmed.com for more information.
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