Sarepta science officer Krieg 'terminated' quietly

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Sarepta science officer Krieg 'terminated' quietly

Sarepta Therapeutics ($SRPT) quietly dispensed with Arthur Krieg, whom the company hired just 7 months ago as senior vice president and chief scientific officer. Sarepta filed with the SEC Thursday morning and issued a statement that Krieg had been "terminated." Analysts like Adam Feuerstein indicated that Krieg had been less than stellar for Sarepta in moving programs to the clinic, but they're all rumors at this point. Sarepta slipped in its shares on the news as it looks for approval of its Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug eteplirsen. More | Release

Sarepta Therapeutics
Arthur Krieg was let go from his senior VP and CSO position.

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