POINT Biopharma adds a COO, Further Strengthens Leadership Team, and Announces Additional Board and Leadership Changes
POINT Biopharma Global Inc. (NASDAQ: PNT) announced significant leadership changes effective December 1, 2021. Justyna Kelly has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, bringing over 11 years of radiopharmaceutical experience. Dr. Robin Hallett has been elevated to Vice President of Discovery and Translational Sciences, focusing on the company’s pan-cancer programs. Dr. Sherin Al-Safadi will join as Vice President of Medical Affairs on December 13. Additionally, Jonathan Ross Goodman has been elected Lead Independent Director, while Michael Gottlieb has departed to pursue other opportunities.
- Justyna Kelly's promotion to COO is expected to enhance the company's global manufacturing strategy.
- Dr. Robin Hallett's promotion is anticipated to advance early-stage cancer programs.
- Dr. Sherin Al-Safadi's extensive medical strategy experience is likely to strengthen the company's initiatives in prostate cancer.
- Michael Gottlieb's departure may lead to potential disruptions in commercial operations.
Justyna Kelly promoted to COO, Dr. Robin Hallett promoted to VP, Discovery and Translational Sciences, Dr. Sherin Al-Safadi to join as VP Medical Affairs, and Michael Gottlieb (CCO) to depart the Company to pursue other opportunities
Jonathan Ross Goodman elected Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- POINT Biopharma Global Inc. (NASDAQ: PNT) (the “Company” or “POINT”), a company accelerating the discovery, development, and global access to life changing radiopharmaceuticals, today announced changes to its senior leadership team as well as its Board of Directors.
Justyna Kelly, Vice President, Medical Isotope Development and Operations, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, effective December 1, 2021. With over 11 years of comprehensive experience in radiopharmaceuticals covering sterility assurance programs, building-out of GMP manufacturing facilities, and managing development programs, Ms. Kelly’s wide-range of experience uniquely qualifies her for this role. Todd Hockemeyer will continue in his role as EVP, US Manufacturing with expanded responsibilities to include isotope production.
Dr. Robin Hallett, Senior Director, Preclinical Development, has been promoted to Vice President, Discovery and Translational Sciences, effective December 1, 2021. Dr. Hallett’s extensive experience developing biologics for the treatment of solid tumors makes him an ideal leader to drive forward the progress of the Company’s earlier-stage, pan-cancer programs such as PNT2004 which targets fibroblast activation protein-alpha (FAP-alpha).
Dr. Sherin Al-Safadi will be joining the Company in the role of Vice President, Medical Affairs, effective December 13, 2021. Dr. Al-Safadi was previously Global Medical Affairs Oncology Strategy Director at Bayer, where she developed and executed the medical strategy for the prostate cancer franchise, including the radiopharmaceutical Xofigo®. Dr. Al-Safadi graduated with an MSc in Pharmacology and Therapeutics from McGill University and earned her PhD in Neurobiology from Concordia University following her MBA in Entrepreneurship and Management at the John Molson School of Business. She is also Co-Founder and President of Fondation Amal, a cross-border non-profit organization that celebrates the ability, well-being, and hope of kids with lifelong illness and special needs.
Jonathan Ross Goodman has been elected Lead Independent Director by the Board of Directors, effective November 22, 2021.
Michael Gottlieb, Chief Commercial Officer, left the Company effective November 25, 2021, to pursue other opportunities.
“I am thrilled to announce the promotion of Justyna to COO,” said Dr. Joe McCann, Chief Executive Officer of POINT. “Justyna’s substantial radiopharmaceutical experience makes her the ideal person to lead POINT’s global manufacturing strategy as we build out our commercial manufacturing capabilities, From Neutron to Patient™.” Dr McCann continued, “We are very excited to promote Robin to a more senior role where he can continue to make significant contributions in the development of our best-in-class FAP inhibitor program, as well as position us to fully realize the potential of our CanSEEK™ prodrug platform. I am also very pleased to welcome Sherin to the POINT leadership team – I am confident her medical strategy experience in prostate cancer-targeting radiopharmaceuticals will enable her to quickly make significant contributions to PNT2002’s SPLASH trial for mCRPC, currently expanding its randomization phase globally.”
About POINT Biopharma Global Inc.
POINT Biopharma Global Inc. is a globally focused radiopharmaceutical company building a platform for the clinical development and commercialization of radioligands that fight cancer. POINT is transforming precision medicine by combining a portfolio of best-in-class radio-pharmaceutical assets, a seasoned management team, an industry-leading pipeline, in-house manufacturing capabilities, and secured supply for rare medical isotopes like Actinium-225 and Lutetium-177. Learn more about POINT Biopharma Global Inc. at https://www.pointbiopharma.com/. Information about POINT Biopharma Global Inc.’s Phase 3 SPLASH trial for metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients can be found at https://www.splashtrial.com/.
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