Last checked at 8 Nov 2018 07:00
Allergy Therapeutics plc
("Allergy Therapeutics" or the "Company")
Directorate Change
8 November 2018 Allergy Therapeutics (AIM:AGY), the fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company specialising in allergy vaccines, announces the appointment of Mr Scott Leinenweber to the Company's Board as a Non-Executive Director, nominated by Abbott Laboratories, Inc. ("Abbott", NYSE: ABT) in replacement of Mr Jeff Barton who retires from the Board, both effective after close of business 7 November 2018.
Scott Leinenweber currently serves as Vice President of Investor Relations and Licensing & Acquisitions at Abbott. During his time in this role, he has been the lead spokesman with investors and served as lead for Abbott's M&A activities in the Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Pharmaceuticals and Nutritionals business segments. Scott started his career at Abbott as a financial analyst in 1997, before moving into product management, sales and marketing roles across Abbott's businesses. Mr Leinenweber holds a degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and a Masters of Business Administration from the Marquette University, Graduate School of Business.
Peter Jensen, Chairman of Allergy Therapeutics, commented: "We are pleased to welcome Scott to the Board. He brings extensive investor relations and marketing experience, particularly in the United States, which will be valuable to our Company as we continue to execute our global strategy. We also wish to take this opportunity to thank Jeff for his contribution and support to Allergy Therapeutics since February 2017."
Scott Michael Leinenweber, aged 47, is, or has been, a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships during the past five years:
Current Directorships and Partnerships | Past Directorships and Partnerships in the previous five years |
Abbott Healthcare Private Limited (an Indian subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories) | None |
There are no further disclosures required in accordance with AIM Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information, please contact:
Allergy Therapeutics
+44 (0) 1903 845 820
Manuel Llobet, Chief Executive Officer
Nick Wykeman, Chief Financial Officer
Panmure Gordon
+44 (0) 20 7886 2500
Freddy Crossley / Emma Earl, Corporate Finance
Erik Anderson, Corporate Broking
Consilium Strategic Communications
+44 20 3709 5700
Mary-Jane Elliott / David Daley / Nicholas Brown / Olivia Manser
allergytherapeutics@consilium-comms.com
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About Allergy Therapeutics
Allergy Therapeutics is an international commercial biotechnology group focussed on the treatment and diagnosis of allergic disorders, including immunotherapy vaccines that have the potential to cure disease. The Group sells proprietary and third-party products from its subsidiaries in nine major European countries and via distribution agreements in an additional fourteen countries. Its broad pipeline of products in clinical development include vaccines for grass, tree and house dust mite, and peanut allergy vaccine in pre-clinical development. Adjuvant systems to boost performance of vaccines outside allergy are also in development.
Formed in 1999 out of Smith Kline Beecham, Allergy Therapeutics is headquartered in Worthing, UK with more than 11,000m2 of state-of-the-art MHRA-approved manufacturing facilities and laboratories. The Group, which has achieved 10% compound annual growth since formation, employs c.500 employees and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM:AGY). For more information, please see www.allergytherapeutics.com.