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Karyopharm Appoints Richard Paulson to its Board of Directors
Current Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Ipsen North America, and former Vice President and General Manager of Oncology at Amgen, Inc.;
About this update from Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"Current Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Ipsen North America, and former Vice President and General Manager of Oncology at Amgen, Inc.; Brings Wealth of Leadership and Global Strategic Experience\nNEWTON, Mass., Feb. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq:KPTI), an oncology-focused pharmaceutical company, today announced the appointment of Richard Paulson to its Board of Directors. Mr. Paulson is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Ipsen North America, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on innovation and specialty care. Prior to joining Ipsen, Mr. Paulson served as the Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Oncology Business Unit at Amgen, Inc., a leading global biotechnology company focused on areas of high unmet medical need.\n “Mr. Paulson brings a wealth of leadership and global strategic experience as he has served in the leadership of some of the industry’s most innovative and commercially successful pharmaceutical companies,” said Michael G. Kauffman, MD, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Karyopharm. “His track record of execution in leading growing companies, both in the U.S. and internationally, will be vital as we bring our lead asset, XPOVIO®, to patients across the globe and continue to expand our commercial reach. We are delighted to welcome him to the Karyopharm team and look forward to the insight he will provide to our Board of Directors.” Mr. Paulson brings over 25 years of global biopharmaceutical industry experience, including various international leadership roles transforming organizations and developing highly successful teams across three continents, where he has launched best-in-class products across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology medicines. At Ipsen North America, he is responsible for driving continued growth in both the U.S. and Canadian markets across key therapeutics areas of oncology, neurology, and rare diseases. He is a member of the BIO Health Section Governing Board (HSGB) and an interim director on the PhRMA Board of Directors. “I am excited to be joining the Board of Directors as Karyopharm continues to advance as a commercial stage company,” said Mr. Paulson. “I believe that XPOVIO has the opportunity to positively affect the lives of those living with cancer worldwide and I look forward t...