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Rockwell Medical Announces Appointment of Russell L. Skibsted as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer
WIXOM, Mich., Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rockwell Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMTI) (“Rockwell Medical” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company
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[{"type":"text","content":"WIXOM, Mich., Sept. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rockwell Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMTI) (“Rockwell Medical” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of iron deficiency and anemia management and improving outcomes for patients around the world, today announced the appointment of Russell L. Skibsted, M.B.A., as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Business Officer (“CBO”), effective today, September 15, 2020. In this new role, Mr. Skibsted will be responsible for business development, financial operations and investor relations for the Company and will oversee the Finance and Accounting, Legal and Compliance, and Human Resources and Administration functions, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors.\n \"We are pleased to announce Russell’s appointment as CFO and CBO of Rockwell Medical. His more than two decades of life sciences industry executive experience, including roles as CFO and CBO of publicly-traded biotechnology companies, are an excellent match for our Company as we focus on transforming our business through executing our commercial and worldwide business development strategy for Triferic and Triferic AVNU in kidney dialysis, and prioritize the development potential of our FPC platform to address iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in other medical indications,” said Russell Ellison, M.D., M.Sc., President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Medical. “Russell will be a dynamic contributor to our leadership team, and we warmly welcome him to the Company.\" “I am honored to join Rockwell Medical at this pivotal time for the Company and look forward to working with the executive team and other stakeholders to strategically advance the business and bring value to patients and stockholders,” said Mr. Skibsted. Mr. Skibsted is a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of experience in finance, global business development, capital raising, investor relations, and operations. He has worked with a variety of both public and private life sciences companies, from commercial stage, development stage and start up. Prior to joining Rockwell, he served as CFO of AgeX Therapeutics (NYSE American: AGE), a biotechnology company focused on cell therapy targeting the diseases of aging that was spun out of BioTime, Inc. (currentl...