Since 2009, Mr. Jean-Christophe Montigny has been supervising the finance and legal functions of Biophytis in France. As the newly appointed COO, Mr. ontigny will continue to oversee his previous functions while ensuring cross-functional management alongside Mr. Stanislas Veillet, Chief Executive
Officer of Biophytis.
As Chief Financial Officer based in the U.S., Mr. Daniel Schneiderman‚Äôs roles and responsibilities will include supervising the Company‚Äôs capital markets, investor relations, and certain financial and operational initiatives. He brings over 16 years of capital raising, strategic advisory and operational experience primarily with high-growth companies in the healthcare and life sciences industries. Previously, Mr. Schneiderman served as Vice President of Finance and Controller of MetaStat, Inc., a Boston-based precision medicine company focused on developing novel anti-metastatic medications for patients with aggressive cancer. Prior to joining MetaStat in 2012, Mr. Schneiderman was Vice President of Investment Banking for Burnham Hill Partners where he worked from 2004. Mr. Schneiderman began his investment banking career at H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc. as an Analyst. Mr. Schneiderman holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Tulane University.
Stanislas Veillet, CEO, stated: “We are pleased to welcome Mr. Schneiderman to the Biophytis team. He brings a wealth of experience that will be invaluable as we expand our presence in the U.S. to support increased financial, clinical and commercialization efforts. We plan to continue building a strong clinical, medical and regulatory infrastructure in Boston with additional key hires in 2018 and 2019, as we execute the clinical development of SARCONEOS through our SARA-INT clinical phase 2b trial for the treatment of sarcopenia in both the United States and Europe, as well as progress SARCONEOS through our MYODA study program in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and MACUNEOS through our MACA study program in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).” Mr. Schneiderman stated: “I am thrilled to join the leadership team at Biophytis at such an exciting stage in its development. Based on both clinical and preclinical data to date, I believe the Company‚Äôs drug candidates offer great potential to address significant unmet clinical needs. I look forward to supporting the Company‚Äôs growth initiatives and ultimately driving shareholder value.”
