KalVista Appoints Brian Piekos as Chief Financial Officer
“Brian’s deep industry experience and expertise in managing financial and capital strategies makes him a strong addition to KalVista as we prepare for the commercialization of sebetralstat,” said Ben Palleiko, Chief Executive Officer at KalVista. “I’m excited to welcome Brian to KalVista, as he shares our commitment to patients and a results-driven approach to business excellence.”
“I am excited to join KalVista at such an important time for the Company. The combination of a thoughtful, seasoned team, the breadth of positive data generated for sebetralstat, and the regulatory reviews underway, puts the Company in prime position to become a successful commercial organization,” said Mr. Piekos. “I look forward to embarking on this journey of bringing forward a novel therapy that has the potential to transform the treatment of hereditary angioedema.”
Brian Piekos has more than 25 years of financial and strategic planning experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. He joins KalVista from Elicio Therapeutics where he served as CFO and was responsible for launching Elicio as a public company. Previously, he served as CFO for Gemini Therapeutics and as Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer at AMAG Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Piekos held leadership roles in corporate finance, tax and treasury at Cubist Pharmaceuticals and began his career as a healthcare investment banker at Needham & Company and Leerink Partners.
Mr. Piekos earned his B.A. in biochemistry from Ithaca College, an M.S. in molecular biology from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and his MBA from the Simon Business School at the University of
On September 9, 2024 Mr. Piekos was granted inducement options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock as inducement to Mr. Piekos’ entering into employment with KalVista. The options were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The options have an exercise price of
About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company focused on the development and delivery of oral medicines for diseases with significant unmet need. KalVista announced positive phase 3 data from the KONFIDENT trial for its oral, on-demand therapy, sebetralstat for HAE in February 2024. The Company’s NDA for sebetralstat has been accepted by the FDA with a PDUFA goal date of June 17, 2025. In addition, KalVista received validation of its MAA from the EMA in August 2024. KalVista expects to file for approval in the
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