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GeoVax Announces Addition to Its Board of Directors
Nicole Lemerond, CFA, Brings Healthcare Finance Expertise to the GeoVax Board ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – GeoVax Labs,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Nicole Lemerond, CFA, Brings Healthcare Finance Expertise to the GeoVax Board ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – GeoVax Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOVX), a biotechnology company developing human vaccines and immunotherapies against infectious diseases and cancer, announced today that it has appointed Nicole Lemerond, CFA, to its Board of Directors. Nicole Lemerond is a financial executive with over 25 years of experience in investment management, private equity, investment banking, mergers/acquisitions, and leveraged finance. She has significant experience executing complex transactions, managing diligence processes, raising capital and structuring balance sheets. Her breadth of industry expertise includes providers, payors, medical device manufacturers, HCIT providers, pharmaceutical and life sciences companies. Throughout her career, Ms. Lemerond has worked with public and private company management teams and boards to increase stakeholder value. She established and led healthcare groups at leading investment firms and has also worked at several large financial institutions, including Lehman Brothers and The Carlyle Group. Ms. Lemerond holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and is a CFA charter holder. David Dodd, GeoVax Chairman and CEO, commented, “Ms. Lemerond brings a wealth of experience to GeoVax, and we are very pleased to have Nicole join our Board. Her knowledge and experience in healthcare finance will be a tremendous asset to us as we accelerate GeoVax’s product development portfolio towards regulatory registration and commercialization.” About GeoVax GeoVax Labs, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing human vaccines and immunotherapies against infectious diseases and cancer using novel proprietary platforms. GeoVax’s product pipeline includes two ongoing Phase 2 clinical trials of GEO-CM04S1 for COVID-19 as a universal booster vaccine to mRNA vaccines authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and as a primary vaccine for use in immunocompromised patients. In addition to GEO-CM04S1 for COVID-19, GeoVax is developing GEO-CM02 as a pan-coronavirus vaccine. The Company is also conducting a Phase 1/2 clinical trial of Gedeptin® for treatment of head and neck cancer. Gedeptin® has been granted orphan drug status by the FDA. Additional researc...