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Ovid Therapeutics Appoints Jason Tardio as Chief Commercial Officer
Seasoned CNS and Rare Disease Commercial Executive Further Strengthens Executive Management Team NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics
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[{"type":"text","content":"Seasoned CNS and Rare Disease Commercial Executive Further Strengthens Executive Management Team\n NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with rare neurological diseases, today announced the appointment of Jason Tardio as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Tardio brings to Ovid broad global commercial leadership experience within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, having most recently served as Vice President and Head of the Multiple Sclerosis franchise at Novartis. “2020 will be a year of transformation for Ovid,” said Jeremy Levin, DPhil, MB, BChir, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ovid Therapeutics. “We expect Phase 3 data for OV101 in Angelman syndrome and Phase 2 data from all other programs in our clinical development portfolio. We will now begin to set in place the commercial strategies and over time the capabilities to ensure we are well-positioned to bring these medicines to patients. To do this, we have strengthened our senior team with a world class commercial leader. I am excited to welcome Jason Tardio to Ovid. Jason is a leader who brings deep experience in within CNS, rare disease, product launch planning and commercialization. He will lay the foundations of our next steps as we plan this transition of our company.” Prior to joining Ovid, Mr. Tardio served as Vice President and Head of the Multiple Sclerosis franchise at Novartis. There, he was responsible for developing and managing all aspects of the U.S. commercial plan, brand P&L, strategy development, go-to-market modeling and day-to-day execution for Gilenya® and Mayzent®. Prior to Novartis, Mr. Tardio held roles of increasing responsibility at Biogen where most recently he served as GM, Managing Director for Biogen’s Latin America South affiliate, leading the business for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Earlier at Biogen, Jason held a wide range of sales and marketing roles of increasing responsibility, including positions in Global Commercial Strategy, the U.S. Business Unit and at the international affiliate level. His more than 17 years of commercial experience in the biopharmaceutical industry began at Wyeth and Sepracor, with roles in sales, sales training and marketing. Jason holds a Bachelor of Sci...