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Ardelyx Appoints Mike Kelliher Chief Business Officer and James P. Brady Chief Human Resources Officer
WALTHAM, Mass., June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and
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[{"type":"text","content":"WALTHAM, Mass., June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative, first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs, today announced that Mike Kelliher, formerly Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, has been promoted to Chief Business Officer, and James P. Brady has joined the company as Chief Human Resources Officer. Since joining Ardelyx in March 2024, Mr. Kelliher has established himself as important leader driving Ardelyx’s long-term growth and value creation strategies. In his newly expanded role as Chief Business Officer, Mr. Kelliher will be responsible for lifecycle and portfolio management, in addition to his previous responsibilities for business development and corporate strategy. Mr. Brady is a purpose-driven human resources executive with a proven track record of building organizations, leaders and teams in transformational life science and digital innovation technologies. Mr. Brady will be responsible for HR strategy and processes related to building and retaining a high performing team that can effectively support Ardelyx’s continued growth. “As we continue to grow and evolve our business, it is imperative that we have high caliber leaders, like Mike and Jamie, who will enable us to accelerate our momentum and deliver long-term impact for patients and shareholders,” said Mike Raab, Ardelyx president and chief executive officer. “Mike’s experiences, business intuition and leadership have brought incredible value to Ardelyx since his joining, and I am pleased to appoint him to this new role to expand his influence and responsibility. In addition, I’m incredibly excited to welcome Jamie to Ardelyx. A highly talented human resources executive, Jamie brings extensive experience in all aspects of people development and will be an influential part of advancing key business initiatives and talent strategies that align with our mission and objectives.” Prior to joining Ardelyx, Mr. Kelliher served as Group Vice President, M&A and Business Development, at Horizon Therapeutics. Mr. Kelliher joined Horizon in 2014 and held roles of increasing responsibility on the team that led a successful growth and expansion agenda through acquisitions, development collaborations and ...