ARS Pharmaceuticals Announces CEO Succession

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Richard Lowenthal, Chief Executive Officer, Transitioning following More than a Decade of Leadership Since Co-Founding the Company Donn Casale, President, Appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director SAN DIEGO, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRY), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to empowering at-risk patients and their caregivers to better protect against allergic reactions that could lead to anaphylaxis, today announced a CEO succession, in which co-founder and CEO Richard Lowenthal will no longer serve as an employee and officer of the company effective July 6, 2026. The Board has appointed Donn Casale, currently President, as CEO and Director effective July 7, 2026. "Since co-founding ARS Pharma in 2015, Rich was integral to guiding the company from development to establishing neffy® as a leading treatment for adults and children with Type 1 allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, and we are grateful for his many contributions," said Pratik Shah, chairman of the Board of Directors. "As we look ahead, Donn is a seasoned business leader with deep operational and financial acumen, and proven commercial track record, particularly in growing adoption and share in large, consumer-driven markets. We are confident that he has the right background and experience to drive the company through its next phase, growing the neffy franchise and positioning ARS Pharma for both near and long-term value-creation." Mr. Casale brings more than 25 years of biopharmaceutical business and commercial leadership, with a track record of scaling innovative products in large, patient-driven healthcare markets. Prior to ARS Pharma, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at Dynavax Technologies, where he built the U.S. commercial infrastructure and helped scale the hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B® from launch to more than $300 million in annualized revenue and over 50% U.S. market share, positioning the company for Sanofi's $2.2 billion acquisition. Before Dynavax, Mr. Casale held leadership positions in marketing and sales operations at Depomed, supporting the commercialization of GRALISE® and NUCYNTA®. Earlier in his career, he spent 14 years at Merck in progressive roles across sales, marketing, and corporate strategy, contributing to the successful launches of ZOSTAVAX®, GARDASIL®, ROTATEQ®, and PROQUAD®. "I am excited by the ...

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