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SELLAS Life Sciences Expands Executive Team with Appointment of Robert Francomano as Chief Commercial Officer
Biopharmaceutical Veteran Brings More Than 25 Years of Experience to SELLAS NEW YORK, March 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Biopharmaceutical Veteran Brings More Than 25 Years of Experience to SELLAS\nNEW YORK, March 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLS) (“SELLAS” or the “Company”), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel cancer immunotherapies for a broad range of indications, announced today that the Company has appointed Robert Francomano as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Francomano brings significant and broad biopharmaceutical commercial leadership to SELLAS, including experience building and managing oncology product brands through all stages of commercialization, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer at Stemline Therapeutics until the completion and integration of its acquisition by the Menarini Group last year. “Robert joins our team with over two decades of experience working in the biopharmaceutical industry, with a proven track record of successfully transforming a company from clinical-stage to full commercialization,” said Angelos Stergiou, MD, ScD. h.c., President and Chief Executive Officer of SELLAS. “Given the depth of his experience, we are confident that Robert will be an invaluable asset to our team, especially as our product pipeline, including our lead candidate, galinpepimut-S (GPS), continues to mature. We are pleased to welcome Robert to SELLAS as we look forward to delivering key milestones across our pipeline and cancer treatments to patients in need.” Prior to joining SELLAS, Mr. Francomano served as Chief Commercial Officer at Stemline Therapeutics, where he led the transformation of that organization from a clinical-stage entity to a company with full commercial capabilities and infrastructure in both the United States and European Union. Before that, Mr. Francomano held several key roles within the oncology divisions at Baxalta, Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca, with vast responsibilities that spanned the developmental continuum from asset discovery through patent expiry. “Joining SELLAS at such a pivotal moment in the Company’s evolution will allow me to leverage my global commercialization experience to further SELLAS’s mission of bringing lifesaving immunotherapeutic treatments to market for cancer patients around the world,” added Mr. Francomano. “I look forward to working alongside the Company's highly talente...