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BELLUS announces Chief Financial Officer to depart effective May 22, 2009
LAVAL, QC, April 24 /CNW Telbec/ - BELLUS Health announced today that Vice President, Finance and...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nLAVAL, QC, April 24 /CNW Telbec/ - BELLUS Health announced today that\nVice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Mariano Rodriguez will\ndepart from the Company, effective May 22, 2009.\n\n\n"Mr. Rodriguez has been an important contributing member of the BELLUS\nHealth executive team during his tenure with us. His professionalism and\nunwavering dedication have aided the development of the Company and, most\nrecently, his contributions and expertise to the restructuring and refinancing\nhave been invaluable to both the continuity of BELLUS Health and its many\nstakeholders. The Company is actively pursuing the development and\ncommercialization of its products. We wish to take this opportunity to thank\nMr. Rodriguez for his support and wish him the best success in his future\nendeavours," said Dr. Francesco Bellini, Chairman, President and Chief\nExecutive Officer.\n\n\nBELLUS Health intends to fill the vacant position on an interim basis\nwhile a new senior financial executive is recruited.\n\n\nAbout BELLUS Health\n\n\nBELLUS Health is a global health company focused on the development and\ncommercialization of products to provide innovative health solutions to\naddress critical unmet needs.\n\n\nTo Contact BELLUS Health\n\n\nFor additional information on BELLUS Health and its drug development\nprograms, please call the Canada and United States toll-free number\n1-877-680-4500 or visit the Web Site at www.bellushealth.com.\n\n\nCertain statements contained in this news release, other than statements\nof fact that are independently verifiable at the date hereof, may constitute\nforward-looking statements. Such statements, based as they are on the current\nexpectations of management, inherently involve numerous risks and\nuncertainties, known and unknown, many of which are beyond BELLUS Health\nInc.'s control. Such risks include but are not limited to: the ability to\nobtain financing immediately in the current markets, the impact of general\neconomic conditions, general conditions in the pharmaceutical and/or\nnutraceutical industry, changes in the regulatory environment in the\njurisdictions in which the BELLUS Health Group does business, stock market\nvolatility, the availability and terms of any financing, fluctuations in\ncosts, and changes to the competitive environment due to consolidation...