CORAL GABLES, Fla., Aug. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Catalyst) (Nasdaq: CPRX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating, chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases, today announced the appointment of several key members to its commercial leadership team. Catalyst has appointed Jason James as Senior Vice President of Commercial Operations & Analytics, Jeff Del Carmen as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Kevin Rohrbach as Senior Director of Patient Engagement/Advocacy, and Maria Pandolfo as Senior Director of Patient Services. Catalyst has also added three Senior Medical Science Liaisons (MSL) to its team, bringing the total of its MSL’s to five.
“We are pleased to have such talented and successful people joining the Catalyst team as we continue to build our commercial and medical affairs capabilities,” said Patrick J. McEnany, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals. “Dan Brennan, our recently hired Chief Commercial Officer is doing a superb job building out his commercial leadership team. Adding these leaders to our organization brings us deep product launch experience for drugs to treat rare neurological diseases and will strengthen our ability to execute as we prepare for the potential commercial launch of Firdapse®.” Mr. McEnany continues, “We are also pleased to have recently hired 3 additional seasoned MSL’s with a wealth of experience working with the neuromuscular physician community.”
Jason James-Sr. Vice President of Commercial Operations & Analytics
Mr. James has approximately 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical commercial operations and analytics. Most recently, Mr. James served as Group Vice President of Corporate Analytics at Horizon Pharma, where he was responsible for supporting the analytical business narrative across the Orphan, Rheumatology, and Primary Care Business Units. Prior to taking on that role, Mr. James held several leadership positions at Horizon including VP of Corporate Analytics and Executive Director of Business Development Analytics. Prior to joining Horizon, Mr. James was a Senior Director at Lundbeck (US) where he led a team responsible for supporting the pre and post-launch analytics of multiple CNS products. Mr. James received a B.S. degree in Finance from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
Jeff Del Carmen-Sr. Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Mr. Del Carmen brings over 22 years of experience in pharmaceutical sales and product management. Most recently, Mr. Del Carmen served as VP of Business Development at Paragon Biosciences evaluating commercial assets to expand Paragon’s portfolio. Previously, Mr. Del Carmen was Senior Director-Rare Disease Marketing at Marathon Pharmaceuticals. From 2011 to 2016 Mr. Del Carmen was with Lundbeck (US), with the last two years as Movement Disorder-National Sales Director. Prior to joining Marathon, Mr. Del Carmen served a short stint as Vice President of Sales at Insys Therapeutics. Mr. Del Carmen received a B.A degree in Economics from the University of Dayton and an MBA degree from the University of Wisconsin.
About Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating, chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases, including Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS), congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS), MuSK antibody positive myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 3, and infantile spasms. Firdapse® (amifampridine phosphate) has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of LEMS and Orphan Drug Designation for LEMS, CMS and myasthenia gravis. Firdapse is the first and only approved drug in Europe for symptomatic treatment in adults with LEMS.
