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Homology Medicines Appoints Jeff Poulton to the Board of Directors
- Executive with Extensive Rare Disease Expertise in Global Finance and Commercial Operations - BEDFORD, Mass., July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Homology
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[{"type":"text","content":"- Executive with Extensive Rare Disease Expertise in Global Finance and Commercial Operations -\n BEDFORD, Mass., July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Homology Medicines, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIXX), a genetic medicines company, announced today that Jeff Poulton has been appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Poulton is the Chief Financial Officer at Alnylam. Mr. Poulton brings 25 years of experience to Homology’s Board of Directors, including leading finance, business development and commercial operations at companies using differentiated technologies to develop treatments for patients with rare diseases. “I had the pleasure of working with Jeff before, and I know first-hand how his strategic financial and operational leadership contributed to the success of a global rare disease commercial business,” said Arthur Tzianabos, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Homology Medicines. “Jeff has also displayed a long-term commitment to help patients and their families, which aligns with Homology’s mission to develop our gene therapy and nuclease-free gene editing platform into new treatments and potential cures. He joins at an important time in the development of our pipeline, and we look forward to his guidance as we progress our Phase 1/2 pheNIX gene therapy clinical trial for adults with PKU and work toward bringing our other development candidates to the clinic.” Prior to his role at Alnylam, Mr. Poulton served as CFO at Indigo Agriculture where he supported the initial commercial scale-up of the business, including expansion outside the US. Mr. Poulton previously held various roles of increasing responsibility at Shire Plc, concluding his service as CFO and a member of its Executive Committee and Board of Directors. During his tenure at Shire, Mr. Poulton led the rare disease commercial operations in the US, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, as well as its global rare disease business unit. Prior to Shire, he led corporate finance and business development initiatives in both the energy and materials manufacturing sectors in financial leadership positions at Cinergy Corp and PPG industries. He also served in the US Navy as a Commissioned Officer. Mr. Poulton has an MBA in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Duke University. He also serves as a member of the B...