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Aurinia Announces Updates to the Board of Directors
VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH / TSX: AUP) (“Aurinia” or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical
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[{"type":"text","content":" VICTORIA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUPH / TSX: AUP) (“Aurinia” or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing voclosporin across multiple inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, today announced the appointment of Ms. Jill Leversage to its Board of Directors and the resignation of Dr. Hyeuk Joon Lee.\n\n\nDr. George Milne, Chairman of the Aurinia Board of Directors, stated, “I am pleased to welcome Jill to the board as we look forward to leveraging her knowledge and strategic counsel to guide the Company’s growth and our preparations for success with voclosporin. In addition, I’d like to thank Joon for his insight over the past five years and wish him the best in his future endeavors.”\n\n\nMs. Leversage began her finance career at Burns Fry Ltd., and has held senior level positions at BMO Financial Group, RBC Capital Markets, and TD Securities. Ms. Leversage has served on a number of public and not-for-profit corporate boards including MAG Silver Corp, RE Royalty Ltd., Insurance Corporate of BC, CMAIO, and the Vancouver Airport Authority. Ms. Leversage is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia and also a Chartered Business Valuator (ret.) of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators.\n\n\n“With her cross-border financial expertise, it is a pleasure to welcome Jill to the Aurinia Board,” stated Peter Greenleaf, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aurinia. “Jill brings more than 25 years of financial and corporate governance expertise which are critical areas of growth as Aurinia continues its transformation into a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company.”\n\n\nAbout Aurinia \n\n\nAurinia Pharmaceuticals is a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies to treat targeted patient populations that are impacted by serious diseases with a high unmet medical need. The Company is currently developing an investigational drug, for the treatment of lupus nephritis, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and dry eye syndrome. The Company’s head office is in Victoria, British Columbia and focuses its development efforts globally. For further information, see our website at www.auriniapharma.com.\n\n\nAbout Voclosporin \n\n\nVoclosporin, a...