공시 • Oct 28
Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. Announces Management Appointments
Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it has strengthened its executive leadership team with the appointments of Pierre S. Sayad, PhD, M.S., as chief medical officer, Terry Evans as chief commercial officer and Christiana Cioffi, MBA, as chief strategy officer, all of which become effective immediately. Dr. Pierre Sayad is an accomplished biopharmaceutical executive with more than 22 years of proven success building and leading world-class organizations. During his tenure in the industry, Dr. Sayad has launched nine novel drugs across 14 therapeutic areas, including oncology (both solid tumors and hematologic malignancies) and neuroscience (depression, schizophrenia, bipolar, ADHD). Trained as a molecular physiologist, Pierre has been heavily involved in the successful commercial launches of several drugs, including oncology drugs at Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Oncopeptides, and CTI Biopharma with Kyprolis, Xpovio, Pepaxto, and Vonjo, respectively, and Eli Lilly and Company’s blockbuster neuroscience drugs Zyprexa, Cymbalta, Strattera. He also served as senior vice president, business development and global medical affairs at the International Myeloma Foundation. Earlier in his career, Pierre was a strategic management consultant for Campbell Alliance, a specialized consulting firm focused in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to his appointment at Fennec, Pierre served as chief operating officer and interim chief medical officer at Zephyr Labz. Dr. Sayad is a graduate of the School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, as well as Harvard Business School. As a seasoned commercial and operations leader in the pharmaceutical industry, Terry Evans is an adept executive known for delivering significant revenue growth and leading high-performing teams. Terry’s industry experience spans all facets of commercial operations, including sales, sales management, operations, market access, trade, specialty pharmacy, and data analytics. In his more than 25 years of experience with companies, including Currax Pharmaceuticals, Horizon Therapeutics, Graceway Pharmaceuticals, and Medicis, he has driven substantial results by executing strategic initiatives for revenue generation, and improved patient access to innovative therapies, including Duexis, Pennsaid 2%, Actimmune, Krystexxa, and Procysbi. Known for this patient-centered approach, Terry has been particularly focused on pharmaceutical start-ups developing strategies for successful market entry, maximizing access and commercial performance. Prior to his appointment at Fennec, Terry was chief executive officer of UNITE Pharma Trade Advisors. Christiana Cioffi, MBA, brings more than 20 years of collective and demonstrated excellence in strategy, leadership and culture building, inclusive of a 13-year proven track record of developing award-winning, disruptive strategies and launch excellence from early stage through life cycle management phases with leading biopharmaceutical companies. As a recipient of multiple industry marketing awards, Christiana has focused primarily in oncology, rare disease, and hematology therapeutic areas at companies, including Shield Therapeutics, Stemline Therapeutics, EUSA Pharma, Karyopharm Therapeutics, Servier (previously Shire/Baxalta/Baxter), and Abbott Laboratories. During her tenure in the industry, Christiana has led commercial and marketing strategy for several oncology and rare disease brands, including Qarziba, Oncaspar Liquid, Oncaspar Lyo, Cal-PEG, Sylvant, Xpovio, and Elzonris. Prior to her appointment at Fennec, Christiana served as a strategic advisor and leadership coach at Disruptify Consulting. Christiana is a decorated Army Veteran, a Bronze Star Recipient, with proven and outstanding leadership skills while leading soldiers in combat and two deployments during Operation Iraqi Freedom.