ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: RNN), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, today announced that Dr. Chang Ahn has made a personal decision to transition his role as Chief Executive Officer to Chief Science Officer of Rexahn. He will continue to serve as Chairman of Rexahn's Board of Directors. Rexahn has initiated a search for a CEO to succeed Dr. Ahn and expects to make that appointment by the end of September 2011. Dr. Ahn will serve as both CEO and CSO until the new CEO is named to ensure a smooth transition.
"Leading Rexahn as its CEO has been a tremendously exciting and gratifying experience, but as Rexahn continues its rapid development and transformation to a commercial biopharmaceutical enterprise, I feel now is the right time for a new CEO to take the reins and bring our Company to the next level," said Dr. Ahn. "I founded this Company as a personal mission to develop new medical treatments for cancer. Going forward, I believe that I can best contribute to the success of the Company as its Chairman and CSO."
About Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing first in class and market leading therapeutics for cancer, CNS disorders, sexual dysfunction and other unmet medical needs. Rexahn currently has three drug candidates in Phase II clinical trials, Archexin®, Serdaxin®, and ZoraxelTM - all potential best in class therapeutics - and a robust pipeline of preclinical compounds to treat multiple cancers and CNS disorders. Rexahn also operates key R&D programs of nano-medicines, 3D-GOLD, and TIMES drug discovery platforms. For more information about Rexahn, please visit www.rexahn.com.