Insmed Incorporated (INSM) Appoints Christine Pellizzari as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
7/29/2013 9:49:41 AM
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ--(Marketwired - July 29, 2013) - Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ: INSM) a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing an inhaled anti-infective to treat patients battling serious lung diseases that are often life-threatening, today announced the appointment of Christine A. Pellizzari as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Ms. Pellizzari joins Insmed with nearly 20 years of senior-level leadership experience in the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Insmed, Ms. Pellizzari was with Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2007 to 2012, where she served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Among her accomplishments and responsibilities at Aegerion, Ms. Pellizzari oversaw all the legal aspects of that company's successful IPO and secondary public offering and served as a member of the Executive Management Committee. Prior to that, from 1998 to 2007, Ms. Pellizzari was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Dendrite, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed, leading provider of sales and marketing solutions to the pharmaceutical industry with over $400 million in annual revenue and more than 2,500 employees in 25 countries that was acquired by Cegedim, S.A. for $750 million in May 2007.
"I am particularly pleased to welcome Christine to the Insmed team. Having worked with Christine while at Aegerion, I know first-hand that she will be an invaluable asset to the Company. Christine has broad legal experience with both development and commercial stage pharmaceutical companies. Her significant leadership experience will provide new insight and valuable perspective as we look to transition the Company to a commercial entity and build Insmed into a leading biopharmaceutical company," said Will Lewis, President and CEO of Insmed.
"It is a pleasure to be joining the Insmed team at this important juncture in the Company's development. The Company's focus on developing new therapeutics for unmet medical needs at the intersection of pulmonary, infectious and orphan diseases offers a very exciting opportunity. I look forward to being a part of this dynamic leadership team as we bring new treatments to patients suffering from these serious lung diseases," commented Ms. Pellizzari.
Before joining Dendrite, Ms. Pellizzari was an Associate in the Corporate and Healthcare Departments at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer from 1996 to 1998. From 1994 to 1995, Ms. Pellizzari was a law clerk to the Honorable Reginald Stanton in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris and Sussex Vicinages.
Ms. Pellizzari received her Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law (Boulder, CO) and her Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA), where she graduated cum laude. Ms. Pellizzari is a member of the New Jersey Bar.
About Insmed
Insmed Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients battling serious lung diseases. Insmed is focused on the development and commercialization of ARIKACE®, or liposomal amikacin for inhalation, for at least two identified orphan patient populations: cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections and patients with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung infections. For more information, visit www.insmed.com.
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