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ArTara Therapeutics Appoints Blaine Davis as Chief Financial Officer
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ArTara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TARA) (“ArTara” or the “Company”), a development-stage clinical
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ArTara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TARA) (“ArTara” or the “Company”), a development-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for rare and specialty diseases with significant unmet needs, today announced the appointment of Mr. Blaine Davis as chief financial officer effective February 11, 2020. Mr. Davis most recently served as vice president, head of investor relations and corporate communications at Nasdaq-listed Insmed.\n “We are thrilled to welcome Blaine to the ArTara leadership team during this pivotal time of growth for the company,” said Jesse Shefferman, chief executive officer of ArTara. “We will rely heavily on Blaine’s deep financial expertise in the life science industry as we take the next steps to execute on our business plan, expand our pipeline of life-changing therapies and ultimately bring them to people in need.” Mr. Davis added, “I am very excited to join ArTara and am inspired by the Company’s mission of developing therapies that have the potential to improve the well-being of patients with serious diseases. I look forward to applying my financial and operational expertise to continue to grow ArTara’s business while also accelerating the development of TARA-002 for the treatment of lymphatic malformations and IV choline chloride for the treatment of intestinal failure-associated liver disease.” Mr. Davis brings more than 20 years of experience in investor relations, corporate affairs and sales and marketing at life sciences companies focused on rare diseases. Prior to joining ArTara, Mr. Davis served as vice president, head of investor relations and corporate communications at Insmed starting in July 2017. Previously, Mr. Davis held multiple executive leadership positions at Endo International, including senior vice president and general manager, specialty pharmaceuticals; president of Endo Ventures; and senior vice president, investor relations and corporate communications. Prior to Endo, Mr. Davis held positions in corporate and business development and investor relations at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Mr. Davis holds a Bachelor of Arts in biology and psychology with a minor in economics from Middlebury College. Inducement Award The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has approved an inducement award to Mr. Davis. The inducement award...